"Kent" > wrote in message
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> It has long been preached that Jesus and his Apostles had bread and water
> on the night of the "Last Supper" George Leonard Herter, in his legendary
> cookbook "Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices",
> published in 1961, says that he had beef[probably mutton], boiled in water
> seasoned with cinnamon, cardamon, allspice, nutmeg, bay, and garlic. He
> suggests this may have been the genesis of corned beef. George L. Herter
> wrote a now legendary series of books, including "How to Live with
> Bitch", and "George the Housewife" in addition to his three volumes of
> cookbooks. If you ever see any of these in a used book store, grab them.
> For the rec.food.cooking junkies they are a great nighttime read. Every
> cowboy, rancher, hunter, fisherman and farmer, slept with the Herter's
> catalogue at his side when I was growing up. He was the first cousin of
> Christian Herter[Secretary of State under Eisenhower], and was in my
> father's elementary and high school class. Take a look and read the
> reviews at:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...rocess=default
>
> Happy St. Pat's, Happy Easter,
>
> Kent
>
>
I made a mistake. The above URL refers to where you buy it. The reader
reviews are quite something. That's what I thought might be of interest.
http://www.amazon.com/review/product...By=addFiveStar

Kent