Relic Tray: What Cooks in Suburbia
When E.P Dutton & Company published Lila Perl’s What Cooks in Suburbia, in 1961, suburbia was part of the American dream: a brand-new house with all-modern appliances that was close enough to the hustle-and-bustle of big city life to enjoy the culture of the metropolis without actually having to put up with the noise, the crime, the pollution and less-desirable qualities of city living. Perl dedicated her book to “The Modern Suburban Homemaker.” You know her, don’t you?
