Who Was Betty Crocker? by That History Lady
Learn the fascinating history of America's first lady of food, Betty Crocker. Who was she? And why are we still cooking from her famous 1950 cookbook? Betty Crocker is one of the most recognized names in American history. In the 1940s, when she was receiving up to 5,000 letters a day, she was called the second-most recognized woman in the world, behind only Eleanor Roosevelt. The Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book, which debuted in 1950, has sold more than 75 million copies and is now in its 12th edition. If your mom ever cooked from Betty's "big red cookbook" .... if you ever made a cake from a Betty Crocker cake mix ... or if you just love 1950s nostalgia, you don't want to miss this fun trip down memory lane which answers the question, who WAS Betty Crocker?

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