Editing Joy of Cooking (section)

=== First edition (1931) ===
In 1931 Rombauer self-published ''The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat'' with more than 500 tested recipes and related commentaries.

The book was illustrated by Rombauer's daughter, [[Marion Rombauer Becker]], who directed the art department at [[John Burroughs School]]. Working weekends during the winter of 1930–31, Marion designed the cover,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71DHHMKDZTL._SS500_.gif|author1=Rombauer, Irma |author2=Rombauer, Marion |title=''The Joy of Cooking''|date=1931|edition=First|access-date=2009-01-07|archive-date=2014-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606204326/http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71DHHMKDZTL._SS500_.gif|url-status=live}} The cover.</ref> which depicted [[Martha|Saint Martha of Bethany]], the [[patron saint]] of cooking, slaying a dragon. She also produced silhouette cutouts to illustrate chapter headings.<ref name="unitarians">{{cite web | url=http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/biographies/irma-rombauer/ | title=IRMA ROMBAUER: THE JOY OF COOKING, 1877–1962 | access-date=2014-06-04 | date=2012-07-28 | archive-date=2014-06-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234453/http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/biographies/irma-rombauer/ | url-status=live }}</ref> By 1932, a majority of the 3,000 copies printed by A.C. Clayton were sold.<ref name=":0" /> Rombauer began to look for a publisher in 1932.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}