"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:29:34 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:
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>>The Foods of the World series was edited by Michael Field, a very great
>>cookbook author who died sadly, at a youngish age. The Good Cook series
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>>edited by Michael Olney, another great, infrequently mentioned author.
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> No, it was Richard Olney. He also wrote the classic Simple French
> Food.
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> Christine
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My screw-up. I have the Richard Olney book. I think both Time-Life sets are
excellent because of the talent of the two as editors. Recognition of that
is uncommon, I think. Michael Field's "Cooking School" is one of the books I
reach to first. His Boeuf Bourguignon recipe is my wife's standard.

Kent