On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:37:37 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
wrote:

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:11:52 -0800, Serene
rummaged among random neurons and opined:

On 1 Nov 2006 13:34:00 -0800, "
wrote:

Maybe this has been asked in the past, but reading today NYTimes Food
section, they mentioned some favorite out-of-print cookbooks, and so I
thought I would ask what peoples favorite one was.

The one I won't get rid of is my 1972 Better Homes and Gardens
cookbook.

I was given the 1969 version of BH&G as an engagement present. It
literally taught me how to cook. While it doesn't have the most
inspired recipes, it has recipes that new cooks can manage and learn
from.

Right. When I was first learning to make potato salad, it told me how
long to boil the potatoes. I still go there for reminders of cooking
times and proportions -- how many eggs to how much butter for
hollandaise? How long will it take to bake a pan of cornbread? Stuff
like that.

Serene
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