On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:00:22 GMT, "Syssi" >
wrote:

>I beg to differ. They may not have become 'popular' until the 60s but they
>*were* printed before. I found several of them dated 1944 in the O'Fallon,
>Illinois Public Library. Two of the books that I copied recipe ideas from
>were from the "Germany" and the "Israel" Time/Life Cook books. The recipes
>used were "Rotkohl mit Apfeln (Red Cabbage and Apples)" and "Salat Znonit
>Beshamenet (Radish & Red Onion Salad)".

Here is more on the series, plus the Good Cook series, which was
edited by Richard Olney:

http://gremolata.com/timelifecookbooks.htm

Christine