OP: The Nancy Drew Cookbook

$45 · Offered by Kitchen Arts & Letters · No longer available

Grosset Dunlap, New York, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine. First printing. For the can’t-get-enough Nancy Drew fan, this collection of cooking ideas is good, simple fun. Carolyn Keene—author (actually over a dozen writers over the years) of countless books featuring the endlessly energetic, young detective—brings her into the kitchen here with mystery-themed recipes. Included are Mysterious Letter Chili, Bungalow Mystery Salad, Hidden Staircase Biscuits, and Sleuth Soup. There’s a Double Jinx Salad (pears, mayonnaise, cottage cheese, and green coloring), a Dancing Puppet Parfait (1 cup of apricot nectar, 27 large marshmallows, and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream), and bucketsful of little notes—A Pretty Plan, Nancy’s Helpful Tips, and Nancy Shares her Secret. Ours is a Fine first printing without jacket, as issued.

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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