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1950s, confirming the enormous significance of radio to everyday life, especially for women. In the first in-depth treatment of McBride, Ware starts with a description of how widely McBride was revered in the mid-1940s--the fifteenth anniversary party for her show in 1949 filled Yankee Stadium. Once the readers have gotten to know Mary Margaret (as everyone called her), Ware backtracks to tell the story of McBride's upbringing, her early career, and how she got her start in radio. The.
The Fantastic Fifties Cookbook: 1,000 Classic Recipes is a complete collection of well-tested recipes compiled by Mary Margaret McBride during the course of her long career as a journalist and radio personality. The recipes capture the essence of the 50's decade in America, with women (primarily) being charged with buying, and sometimes growing, food for their family, and preparing daily meals and hosting get-togethers with relatives and friends. Included in the book are a wide-ranging variety of recipes, using readily available ingredients, each provided with succinct yet detailed step-by-step instructions to follow. From appetizers to drinks, main courses, vegetables, baked goods and desserts, you will find them here in this outstanding collection of 1,000 recipes.