Sylvia Zipser Schur (June 27, 1917 – September 8, 2009) was an American

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ist and innovator. She wrote many

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s and has been credited with developing

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and Cran-Apple juice. She also wrote recipes for Ann Page and Betty Crocker and helped develop menus for restaurants, including the Four Seasons in Manhattan. Schur was a columnist for '' PM'', '' Seventeen'', '' Look'', '' Woman's Home Companion'', and ''

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''.'Another day'--and so much to do
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80s: A time to marvel
from the series ''Defining Moments: A Journey Through the Decades''
by Lynne Ames, ''

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'', October 18, 1981 Schur graduated from

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in 1939, and was employed as a market reporter for ''PM'', an ad-free

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newspaper, turned that into a food column for the paper. She then went to ''Seventeen'', where she convinced the editor that teens cared about food and became the magazine's first food editor. Her trail as food editor carried her to ''Look'', ''Woman's Home Companion'', an ill-fated magazine, and finally ''Parade'', where she succeeded

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and preceded

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as food editor. In a parallel path, she was a product developer for various food companies, such as Ocean Spray Cran-Apple juice. She helped develop the original menu of

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Personal life

Following the death of her husband Saul Schur, just before their 50th wedding anniversary, Schur married architect Kaneji Domoto, who died in 2002. She had 3 children, daughter Jane Smith, and sons, Stephen and Jonathan, and grandchildren.

Publications

Some of Schur's publications include: *''Creative Cooking in 30 Minutes: Over 380 Imaginative and Delicious Recipes for the Busy Cook Who Likes Good Food'' (1975) *''The Tappan Creative Cookbook for Microwave Ovens and Ranges'' (1976) *''The ''

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'' New French Cookery'' (1977) *''

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's Complete Party Guide: How to Succeed at Party Planning, Drink Mixing, the Art of Hospitality'' (1979) *''Delicious Quick-Trim Diet'' with Sam Baker (1983) *''Woman's Day

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Cookbook'' (1984) *''Trim a Treat Edible Christmas Decorations'' (1984) *''Dinner in Half an Hour'' (1984) *''Cheesecakes'' (1981) *''365 Easy Low-Calorie Recipes'' (1990)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schur, Sylvia 1917 births 2009 deaths Hunter College alumni American columnists American food writers

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