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Elizabeth Craig
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Elizabeth Josephine Craig
16 February 1883 Addiewell, West Lothian, Scotland
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| Died | 7 June 1980 (aged 97) |
| Resting place | Kirriemuir |
| Occupation | teacher, home economist, author, journalist |
| Spouse(s) |
Arthur Mann
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Elizabeth Josephine Craig, MBE, FRSA (born February 16, 1883 – died June 7, 1980) was a famous Scottish journalist and expert in home economics. She was also a well-known author who wrote many books about cooking.
Her Early Life
Elizabeth Craig was born on February 16, 1883, in Addiewell, Scotland. She was one of eight children. Her father was a minister, and they lived in a place called Memus in Kirriemuir, Scotland.
Elizabeth went to school at Forfar Academy and George Watson's Ladies' College in Edinburgh. Later, she even taught at Forfar Academy herself!
Becoming a Writer
Elizabeth Craig started her writing career in Dundee, where she studied journalism. Her first cooking article appeared in the Daily Express newspaper in 1920. This happened after a film editor from the Daily Mail said she was "the only woman in Fleet Street who could cook."
Elizabeth was also one of the people who helped start the International P.E.N.. This is a worldwide group for writers. She went to the very first meeting of this important association.
Her Passion for Cooking
Elizabeth Craig started cooking when she was just six years old. By the time she was 12, she was already collecting recipes! She said her only formal cooking training was a "three months course in Dundee."
She began publishing cookbooks after World War I. She continued writing through World War II and even into the 1980s. When she started writing, food was often hard to find, and people had to use rationing. By the end of her career, most homes had refrigerators and many more food choices. You can see this change in her books, as her later recipes included more different kinds of dishes.
Elizabeth wrote a huge number of traditional British recipes. But she also collected many recipes from other countries. She loved to gather these new ideas during her travels abroad.
Personal Life
Elizabeth Craig married Arthur E. Mann, an American war reporter. Their engagement was announced in August 1919. They were married at St Martin in the Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London. Arthur Mann passed away in June 1973.
