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The Art of Irish Cooking (Hippocrene International Cooking Classics)

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After reading the many cooking tips and recipes, I fell in lovewith this book. The results were exactly like my first generationgrandmothers cooking long ago. If you want authentic this is the book to follow.

Warning: this cookbook is so good that people will borrow it and you will never see it again! I was pleased to find an inexpensive replacement on Amazon, as apparently it has become fairly collectible in some quarters. It is my understanding that Sheridan was known for bringing the joy of cooking back to Ireland after years of austerity and frugality during the war. Being of Irish descent, these recipes are homey, familiar and comforting. If you are not, it doesn't matter. Irish peas (fresh peas with fresh butter, mint and a little sugar) should be on everyone's plate... mmmmm. For some novice cooks the recipes might be a bit difficult to follow in spots. Sheridan assumes a certain basic level of cooking skill that some young and/or inexperienced cooks don't necessarily have in this day and age. For example, a recipe may say "put X in pan" and the reader is supposed to automatically know to first heat the pan, place oil in the pan once hot and slice up the ingredient before adding to the pan. It's not too frequent though, and most people should be able to figure little things like this out. As far as the seller, (anyone know how to review someone's Amazon store?) the book arrived days before the anticipated due date, had the "free shipping w/ $25 total Amazon purchase" option even though I did not have to buy the remaining $25 of qualifying merch from this seller, the book was packed with care and was in the condition described-- YAY! Excellent all around.