Household Searchlight Recipe Book

In 1931, Capper Publications released 2,500 copies.

Due to its popularity, Capper released a second printing in 1932 in an edition of 6,200 copies. Added to this edition were 15 blank pages at the end of the book with the heading "Additional Recipes" for a book's owner to add their own recipes.

As demand for the cookbook continued to grow, Capper released the third printing in an edition of 11,995 copies.

As second print-run of 14,009 copies were released after the initial printing in the same year as the third printing for a total of 26,004 copies in a single year. The Joy of Cooking was likely the only other American cookbook that was outselling The Household Searchlight Recipe Book.

Twelfth Printing (revised and enlarged), 1939 - 100,000 copies

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