RARE! The Modern Hostess Cookbook by Marjorie Teen | Winter 1938 | Antique Modern Screen Magazine Special Issue Cookbook | Bixley Shop

RARE! Marjorie Deen was known in the 1930s as The Modern Hostess, a popular magazine columnist for Modern Screen and Modern Romance Magazines. This is a special issue "Modern Hostess Cookbook for This Season," published in Winter, 1938 featuring "hundreds of tested recipes - interesting menus for your budget, part, and everyday winter meals."

According to the introduction... "Miss Deen has won a devoted following among food-conscious housewives because of the helpful information and fine recipes featured in her Modern Hostess articles. Many of the recipes included in this cookbook are food favorites of famous people of the screen and radio; others are treasured secrets of chefs of famous restaurants in New York and Hollywood."

A great gift for anyone who loves to cook, loves Hollywood, or both! And please note, we looked it up and it doesn't appear that there's any relation between Marjorie Deen and Paula Deen!

ABOUT MODERN SCREEN MAGAZINE (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Modern Screen was an American fan magazine that for over 50 years, featuring articles, pictorials and interviews with film stars (and later television and music personalities). Modern Screen magazine debuted on November 3, 1930. Founded by the Dell Company of New York City it initially sold for 10 cents. Modern Screen quickly became popular and by 1933 it had become Photoplay magazine's main competition. It began to brag on its cover that it had "The Largest Circulation of Any Screen Magazine"

BIXLEY NOTES
• Modern Hostess Cook Book for This Season
• Written by Marjorie Deen
• Softcover, magazine style book with staple binding
• Published by Dell Publishing, Winter 1938
• Original Price: 10 cents!
• Measures 9 3/8" x 6 1/2"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition for its age
• Some small tears on the covers
• Pages have yellowed, but otherwise appear clean and unmarked

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