June Platt's New England Cook Book - 1970's Regional Northeastern US Recipes

She has delved into the lore of New England for a variety of excellent foods - some highly traditional and others so little known that she could not resist including them. (from the Introduction by James Beard) 

{HISTORY}

June Platt was a long time food and design contributor to House & Garden, Vogue and McCall's magazines as well as being a popular and beloved cookbook author. She had a lovely way of writing about food that was both energetic and interesting. In this book, published in 1971, she combines cooking from the old country back to the days of the early Puritans as well as more modern (now vintage!) twists and takes on what we consider typical new England food - lobster rolls, baked beans, blueberry buckle, etc. This cookbook also contains one of the very best bread recipes we have ever tasted here in the Vintage Kitchen. Look for the link at the bottom of this listing. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES} 

- Contains over 225 pages of recipes

- Fascinating and creatively named edibles include: Rinktum Ditty, Cranberry Troll Cream, Land-of-the Sky Pudding, Pink Fox Jelly, Cottager's Procerus Pie 

- Covers all meals from breakfast griddle cakes to sweet treat desserts

- Original dust jacket with great cover at by Muni Lieblein

- Excellent vintage condition with bright clean pages

{CONDITION}

In excellent vintage condition. The dust jacket is a little chippy in some spots but fully intact. The spine is tight and all pages are clean and intact. Cover boards are spot free. 

{SIZE}

Measures 5.5" inches (width) x 8.5" inches (length) x 1" inch depth  

{WHY IT IS FABULOUS}

Because one day when the cool autumn breezes are blowing you'll have a craving for pot roast or clam chowder or a loaf of homemade brown bread and June will be there to help you cook your way home. 

-- June Platt's New England Cook Book. Published by Atheneum, New York 1971. 239 pages.

Look for our most favorite bread recipe from this cookbook over on the blog here.