Saucepans & the Single Girl, Cookbook of the Day

by Annie Scott, Posted Oct 15th 2008 @ 7:00PM

I found this adorable retro cooking-and-lifestyle book from 1965 in a vintage store in Wisconsin. Enchanted by the title, I picked it up (for fifty cents) and have never regretted it.

Written by two Stanford roommates, this book is hilariously frank and provides great tips the modern Bachelorette can still use.

Example: Here's an excerpt from the Table of Contents:

4. Food fit for a...

Man in a Brooks Brothers Suit
Man's Man
Man in a Garret
Lover with a Leica
Man in the Gray Flannel Lederhosen

The list goes on. It's not misogynistic, it's hysterical. Other chapters include "Deadly Little Dinners" and "Happiness is a Very Dry Martini." Each includes an introduction, usually with an anecdote, and often with a warning about putting plastic bags over your head or something silly. I'm certain that Jinx and Judy would have been girlfriends of mine.

I recommend this book. And guess what a simple Googling told me? In 2006, they updated the book! Same gals, still funny. Visit saucepansandthesinglegirl.com to read about it and see where to buy!

Filed Under: Cookbook Spotlight, Books, How To
Tags: cookbook of the day, CookbookOfTheDay, Jinx Kragen, JinxKragen, Judy Perry, JudyPerry, retro cookery, RetroCookery, saucepans and the single girl, SaucepansAndTheSingleGirl, vintage cookbook, VintageCookbook

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10-15-2008 @9:10PM Kiki said... I discovered a tattered copy of this book at a thrift store about 10 years ago, and it quickly became one of my very favorite books. I always look for extra copies to give to friends. It's smart and funny. One of the women...I think it was Judy...married a music industry executive and ended up writing another book several years ago about pregnancy. I wish I could remember the name of it, because it was hilarious! I read the whole thing front to back....and I wasn't even pregnant! Thanks for posting!
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