In 1971 the American record label asylum Records was founded.
Joy of Cooking , often known as `` The Joy of Cooking '' , is one of the United States ' most-published cookbooks .. It has been in print continuously since 1936 and has sold more than 18 million copies .. It was privately published in 1931 by Irma S. Rombauer , a homemaker in St. Louis , Missouri who was struggling emotionally and financially after her husband 's suicide the previous year .. Irma S. Rombauer. Irma S. Rombauer. privately published. self-publishing. homemaker. homemaker. Rombauer had 3,000 copies printed by A.C. Clayton , a company which had printed labels for fancy St. Louis shoe companies and for Listerine , but never a book .. Listerine. Listerine. In 1936 , the book was picked up by a commercial printing house , the Bobbs-Merrill Company .. Bobbs-Merrill. Bobbs-Merrill Company. Bobbs-Merrill Company. Bobbs-Merrill Company. With 7 editions , Joy is the backbone of many home cooks ' libraries and is commonly found in commercial kitchens as well .