Mother, Daughter and 'Joy'

摘要

Irma rombauer was 53 years old and enjoying life as a prosperous, sociable St. Louis matron when her world collapsed in 1930. Her beloved husband committed suicide; the Depression threw their finances into ruins and, for the first time ever, she found she had to make some money. Maybe she could ... write a cookbook? "Worst idea I ever heard," was the family's reaction. Rombauer could bake a festive cake, but she had no further reputation for kitchen expertise.