Five Roses: A Guide to Good Cooking - QMR Book of the Month

First published in 1913 by Lake of the Woods Milling Co. (Canadian millers of Five Roses flour), the Five Roses Cookbook is a compilation of nearly 600 recipes developed and submitted by customers who appreciated the exceptional quality of Five Roses Flour, especially for bread making. For years after its publication, if you sent a stamp, they sent you a cookbook, and, given the high quality of its recipes, it wasn't long before this became the most widely used cookbook in Canada. Needless to say, there are many copies still out there, even in the US, but very early copies in very good condition have at least some collectible value.

In 2003, Whitecap Books republished this cookbook as part of their Classic Canadian Cookbook series, and culinary historian Elizabeth Driver contributed an introduction and numerous historical notes - which apparently were rich enough to drive US prices well into QMR territory. Canadian prices are even higher. And yes, the flour itself is still in production.

You'll see 100 profit-producing books like this every 3 months in BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books, each one presented in a clear format with bibliographic essentials and links to photos. Here is the actual entry for Five Roses Cookbook, #61 in QMR, issue #6 (soon to be published):

TITLE: FIVE ROSES: A GUIDE TO GOOD COOKING (CLASSIC CANADIAN COOKBOOK SERIES)
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Driver, Editor
ILLUSTRATOR: n/a
EDITOR: Elizabeth Driver
PLACE: Vancouver, British Columbia
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2003
IMPRINT: Whitecap Books
ISBN or LCCN: 1552854582
ISBN-13: 978-1552854587
BINDING: Softcover
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