Jane Nickerson’s review of the Joy of Cooking
This is a NY Times review of the Joy of Cooking by Jane Nickerson. It is referenced in the book about the mother – and later daughter – who created the cookbook: Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking. Nickerson’s review is credited with the initial success of the book.
I am currently working with a student on an independent study about Jane Nickerson – the first food editor of the New York Times. We are started by looking for references of Nickerson in the various book histories of the NY Times. Typically, the women’s pages have been excluded in newspaper histories. I hope to be pleasantly surprised by finding references to Nickerson. If not, I will have even more reason to publish an article about her work.
