, if that's their real name, wrote:

>Her name is Barbara Ninde Byfield, also the author of the humorous,
>thin medieval/fantasy encyclopedia "The Book of Weird," a.k.a. "The
>Glass Harmonica."
>
>She wrote the cookbook in 1962 and would now be almost 75. Does anyone
>know if she's still with us? Thanks.

If this website is up-to-date, she's still alive and kickin':
http://www.bu.edu/archives/a-b.htm

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_