Route 66 Cookbook by Marion Clark

Released in 1995

The ROUTE 66 COOKBOOK offers a look back at the diners and restaurants that lined the famed Route 66. Not only does the book offer a serious history of the towns and restaurants scattered along the route, but some of the restaurant owners have been kind enough to share recipes.

This is one of my most cherished cookbooks. The recipes within are definitely comfort foods. I've found some of the best recipes within the book from the incredible spaghetti sauce recipe that blends condensed tomato soup, canned tomatoes, ground beef and chili powder to recipes for chicken fried steak. I've tested a number of these recipes and all of them have been fantastic.

Scans of menus from yesteryear are included. Imagine paying less than $5 for a gourmet dinner that includes your appetizer! Hearty breakfasts that include eggs, meat options, buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy and grits sold for under $3. If only time machines were in existence!