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The Pooh Cook Book

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I have no problem recommending Virginia H. Ellison's "The Pooh Cook Book" (1969). It offers child-friendly recipes (requiring adult supervision) with Pooh-related names or having something to do with honey. Each page has one of the original illustrations or a food-related quotation from the Pooh stories. To make Honey Mustard, just combine 1/4 cup mustard with 1 tablespoon honey. Honey Sauce II is 1 tablespoon fruit juice whipped with 1/3 cup honey and 1/4 cup condensed milk. Hipy Papy Bthuthdth Thuthda Bthuthdy Cake I is a "1, 2, 3, 4 birthday cake," since it combines 1 cup butter and milk, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 3 pinches salt, and 4 eggs. Children can also learn to make muffins, popovers, scrambled eggs, Cottleston Pie (ham quiche), soups, pies, cookies, drinks, and various tea snacks -- about 60 recipes in all. The book's simplest offering is "A Recipe for Getting Thin," which contains no ingredients or instructions. Nothing fancy or difficult, just a simple book admirably designed for its target audience. Very Pooh, in a way.

This book was given to me the year it was published(1969.) I just came across it while unpacking boxes.

Looking through the book brought back alot of childhood memories. Making the recipes at thirty eight was just as much fun as when I was nine.

Poohanpiglet Pancakes, Honey Toffee Pennies, Easy Honey Buns, Cream Scones, etc...

If ya can find a copy get it and give it to a young'n and give them a lifetime of memories.

My children and I would use this book to cook together. Their favorite is Cottleston Pie; little did my 4 sons know they were eating quiche. Real men do eat quiche! They need to start printing this treasure again.

I had this book as a child but lost it in a move. It had recently been on my mind, so I checked Amazon.com, and there it was! The recipes are fun to read (although I have not made any yet). The illustrations are sweet. This book is a fun read. I hope to try some of the recipes soon.

The book was in the stated condition and arrived promptly. Very pleased with this transaction.