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Irma S. Rombauer

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The Resume

    (October 30, 1877-October 14, 1962)
    Birth name was Irma von Starkloff
    Wrote ‘The Joy of Cooking (1931)’

Why he might be annoying:

    Her brother described her as ‘a TERRIBLE cook.’
    She was an amateur who let her publisher walk all over her.
    She wrote ‘Joy of Cooking’ for rich women who had to let their servants go during the Great Depression (boo hoo).
    Early editions contained recipes for threatened species like sea turtle and whale.
    Many critics complain that ‘Joy’ has been revised so much that it’s not even the same book anymore.
    She grew up rich.
    She made fun of her daughter for being ugly.

Why he might not be annoying:

    She was a widow who spent her life savings trying to get her cookbook published, and it was a huge success.
    ‘The Joy of Cooking’ is now considered the classic American cookbook.
    It was the first cookbook Julia Child ever used.
    She used a lot of jokes in her writing (example: she said puff pastry should be made ‘the same way porcupines make love – that is, very, very carefully’).
    Her husband committed suicide during the Depression.
    She was skilled at cake decorating and gardening.
    She has been called ‘the real Betty Crocker.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 77.42% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 61 Votes: 65.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 58.59% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 92 Votes: 51.09% Annoying