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Square Meals : America's Favorite Comfort Cookbook Paperback – December 1, 2000

4.3 out of 5 stars 22

This revised and updated edition of the classic Square Meals is a celebration of American food from the 1920s through the 1950s, a salute to the days of lunch counters and the times when Sunday dinner was hearty and special.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ UNKNO; Revised edition (December 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0867308206
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0867308204
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.96 x 1.08 x 8.96 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 22

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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2000
The stories that lead to the recipes in this cookbook are what you'll want to read in bed, on the subway, etc. The recipes are what will make you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about rice pudding. I bought the original hardback edition 15 years ago and have actually purchased several more through used-book firms for gifts. It's truly the perfect wedding/engagement/housewarming gift for any baby-boomer -- where else can you find a whole chapter of high-school-cafeteria recipes? Granted, you may not want to actually make or eat the mac-and-cheese recipe, but the prose and recipe will make you feel like a teenager again! I own a couple hundred cookbooks and this is the one I keep by my bedside.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
This was a great read and a great cookbook! Many old recipes and many Midcentury Modern recipes. Many hilarious recipes! You will love it. By the way, I use it all the time.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016
This is a replacement for my first copy which fell apart from use. Even if you never try the recipes, it is a delight to read and savor. I loved the rink tum tiddynand the candlestick sald is hilarious.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2013
I got this cook book cause I want to be able to cook my husband some of his old favorites (his mom had his cook book when he grew up.
Simple food to make for family.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
I adore Michael and Jane Stern and miss not hearing them on “The Splendid Table” Podcast so I guess I was expecting more storytelling about their adventures than a cookbook of recipes that are pretty basic. Disappointing.
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015
One of the most entertaining cookbooks ever.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
Great book, Great Authors!
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2001
This was billed as a revised edition, and it is not a truly revised edition. It is a re-formatted edition, with some new archival illustrations, but the text has not been altered at all.Since the printing of the first edition of Square Meals, some things have changed, particularly the potential danger of salmonella poisoning. Many of the recipes in Square Meals call for raw eggs, and it would have been a real service if the Sterns' had added a notice about the potential danger of raw eggs. I have actually cooked from the first edition, and the recipes I have tried have worked well.It is good to have this back in print, but this is not a true revision.The original forward by the great MFK Fisher has been retained.
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