Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
> I have wanted to own Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French
> Cooking for a long time, but haven't gotten around to getting it. Well,
> I got one of those Good Cook offers in the mail and decided to have
> another go at it. I've had pretty good luck with them in the past, even
> though their shipping is outrageous. I have a strategy of how I pick
> the books I want, then buy something that interests me, but is
> inexpensive to fulfill my obligation with them.
>
> Well, this time, I did a search for MAFC, and found it. It is a new
> printing with pictures from the stupid movie on the cover, but it is the
> same book for a dollar.

Just a dollar? Not bad...

As it so happens, I ordered MTAOFC a few weeks ago and I too recoiled
with disgust at the editions with the Julie and Julia crap on the cover.
I kept looking around until I found a hardback edition with the original
cover. Actually, I got the two book set, volumes one and two. I imagine
they will keep me busy in the kitchen for quite some time

> I also ordered Rustic Fruit Desserts, Artisan
> Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Forgotten Skills of Cooking and The
> Backyard Homestead, for half off

Nice choices there. Not that I am familiar with those books, but they
sound like something that would interest me.

--
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who haven't got it - George Bernard Shaw

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
>> I have wanted to own Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French
>> Cooking for a long time, but haven't gotten around to getting it. Well,
>> I got one of those Good Cook offers in the mail and decided to have
>> another go at it. I've had pretty good luck with them in the past, even
>> though their shipping is outrageous. I have a strategy of how I pick
>> the books I want, then buy something that interests me, but is
>> inexpensive to fulfill my obligation with them.
>>
>> Well, this time, I did a search for MAFC, and found it. It is a new
>> printing with pictures from the stupid movie on the cover, but it is the
>> same book for a dollar.
>
> Just a dollar? Not bad...
>
> As it so happens, I ordered MTAOFC a few weeks ago and I too recoiled with
> disgust at the editions with the Julie and Julia crap on the cover. I kept
> looking around until I found a hardback edition with the original cover.
> Actually, I got the two book set, volumes one and two. I imagine they will
> keep me busy in the kitchen for quite some time
>
>> I also ordered Rustic Fruit Desserts, Artisan
>> Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Forgotten Skills of Cooking and The
>> Backyard Homestead, for half off
>
> Nice choices there. Not that I am familiar with those books, but they
> sound like something that would interest me.
>
> --
> The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
> by those who haven't got it - George Bernard Shaw
>
>
It's a very good idea to get the two volume set of "Mastering the Art.....".
They belong side by side. The index for volume 2, includes everything that
is in volume 1[boldface for vol. 1 and normal print for vol. 2]. You
basically have a larger cookbook in two volumes.

Kent wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
>>> I have wanted to own Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French
>>> Cooking for a long time, but haven't gotten around to getting it. Well,
>>> I got one of those Good Cook offers in the mail and decided to have
>>> another go at it. I've had pretty good luck with them in the past, even
>>> though their shipping is outrageous. I have a strategy of how I pick
>>> the books I want, then buy something that interests me, but is
>>> inexpensive to fulfill my obligation with them.
>>>
>>> Well, this time, I did a search for MAFC, and found it. It is a new
>>> printing with pictures from the stupid movie on the cover, but it is the
>>> same book for a dollar.
>> Just a dollar? Not bad...
>>
>> As it so happens, I ordered MTAOFC a few weeks ago and I too recoiled with
>> disgust at the editions with the Julie and Julia crap on the cover. I kept
>> looking around until I found a hardback edition with the original cover.
>> Actually, I got the two book set, volumes one and two. I imagine they will
>> keep me busy in the kitchen for quite some time
>>
>>> I also ordered Rustic Fruit Desserts, Artisan
>>> Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Forgotten Skills of Cooking and The
>>> Backyard Homestead, for half off
>> Nice choices there. Not that I am familiar with those books, but they
>> sound like something that would interest me.
>>
>>
>>
> It's a very good idea to get the two volume set of "Mastering the Art.....".
> They belong side by side. The index for volume 2, includes everything that
> is in volume 1[boldface for vol. 1 and normal print for vol. 2]. You
> basically have a larger cookbook in two volumes.

Agreed, well worth getting the 2nd volume... also might as well have it
as it doesn't add much to the overall cost - at least here in Oz anyway.



--
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who haven't got it - George Bernard Shaw