Color photographic plates throughout and are brightly colored. 815 pages include a 57-page extensive index.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Fred Denham
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
My mom gave me this book for a high school graduation gift. An interesting gift in that I am her son!!! I have used this book for the last 35 years. It will take you from the very basics of nutrition to as far as you want to go. Meal planning, cuts of meat, holiday and special occaision meals, soups, breads, desserts, setting the table and the list goes on. No disappointments.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
So, I'm a geek - I admit it, I am a geek. I don't use books, when I want to look something up, I Google for it. Right?
Not, when cooking comes up. When I want to know how to prepare something the RIGHT way, I look here FIRST. I look here before I look in The Joy of Cooking, or any of my other cookbooks.
My poor old cookbook has packing tape on the spine to keep the spine in place. I use this book a lot, especially if I want to prepare a traditional food, such as Waffles.
Another reviewer said that some of the recipes may not be that healthy, but I disagree. This cookbook was written before there were a lot of processed foods, when mostly everything was made from scratch, so it would probably be healthier in that respect. In the War Time edition, which I have, there is a wonderful section about substituting various ingredients, like using honey instead of sugar, how to reduce meat consumption, etc.
I would say this book, even though it is old, is an essential cookbook for every kitchen.
Not, when cooking comes up. When I want to know how to prepare something the RIGHT way, I look here FIRST. I look here before I look in The Joy of Cooking, or any of my other cookbooks.
My poor old cookbook has packing tape on the spine to keep the spine in place. I use this book a lot, especially if I want to prepare a traditional food, such as Waffles.
Another reviewer said that some of the recipes may not be that healthy, but I disagree. This cookbook was written before there were a lot of processed foods, when mostly everything was made from scratch, so it would probably be healthier in that respect. In the War Time edition, which I have, there is a wonderful section about substituting various ingredients, like using honey instead of sugar, how to reduce meat consumption, etc.
I would say this book, even though it is old, is an essential cookbook for every kitchen.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By JOHN REDLEIN
Format:Hardcover
My mother got this cookbook during WWII and after I moved from home, over forty years ago, I had to hunt one down for myself. I've since bought copies as gifts for my children and keep another at my vacation home. I've seen it referred to as the best cookbook ever written and that's a conclusion which is difficult to argue with. With it, you can solve most any problem which begins with the question, "How the heck do I....?"
It contains essential reference material, ranging from proper cooking time for all types of meat and fish, to all basic soup, sauce, dessert & dressing recipes, including even a proper table setting chart. It has been out of print for decades, but if you search out a clean volume, you will be pleased to pass it on after years of use.
It contains essential reference material, ranging from proper cooking time for all types of meat and fish, to all basic soup, sauce, dessert & dressing recipes, including even a proper table setting chart. It has been out of print for decades, but if you search out a clean volume, you will be pleased to pass it on after years of use.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Roxanne
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This cookbook although old, has recipes you cant find in the most recent ones. The variety is endless.. This is a cookbook You can have fun with..
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
My review is just for the Kindle edition, which I purchased and immediately returned it for credit. I love this cookbook - it has stood the test of time. However, the Kindle edition does not have internal links such that you can click on something in the Table of Contents and go directly to a section or a recipe within the text. The "Go To" and "X-Ray" capabilities are disabled and there are over 10,000 Kindle pages. Without some sort of easy way to link to recipes this book is useless on Kindle as a method to quickly access a favorite recipe. I have a 1948 copy of this book that I will continue to use instead.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By SKL
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was more then i had hoped, I love it! The cover is great and the pages very well set. Thank you so much!, More then pleased!
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Absolutly the great American Cook Book, tried, and true. No better any where.. I thougroly enjoy just reading it, and trying the receipi's.
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you know someone who is just about to go out on his or her own, this is an excellent and kind of funny book. It tells you things like how to boil water and set the table. It tells you what things you can use to substitute it if you are out of a required ingredient. It's a book middle aged women got from our mother's who got it from their mother's during WW2. And it works fine for out daughters.
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