This wonderful cookbook, a staple in Ryan kitchens over the years, has 122 pages with 186 contributors pictured alongside their contribution.  The long list of contributors includes women like Marie Alford, Glenna and Nell Armstrong, Maxine Cain, Doris Clark, Virginia Gilchrist, Ida Givens, Dru Harper, Francis Jones, Nell Largent, Alma Lewis, Fern Major, Gladys Nash, Birdie Thorpe, Eula Veach, Lotus Williams and 172 others. 

Recipes are divided into sections including "Meats and Hot Dishes," "Bread", "Desserts and Pastries," "Cookies and Cakes," "Vegetables and Salads,"  "Jellies and Pickles," and "Candies."  Each section begins with a classic 1950's "homemaker" illustration--women in dresses, aprons and high heels!