About this title: The new (sixth) edition of that perennial favorite, THE JOY OF COOKING is the first revision in more than 20 years--this one by Erma Rombauer's grandson, Ethan Becker. This version contains no canned soup recipes, no frozen veggies, and few gelatin salads. It does feature such ethnic and/or health-conscious recipes as Ethiopian chicken, Thai beef salad, Szechuan spiced tofu, low-fat cheesecake, and an entire chapter devoted to pasta.
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: New American Library
Description: Good. B001QGV0S8 Overall good condition with clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. Light stain on front cover and edge. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Date Published: 1946
Description: Becker, Marion Rombauer. Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Covers have considerable wear with the edges fraying especially along the spine. Binding is cracked inside the covers. Considerable toning inside both covers. Toning on interior pages is less noticeable and the interior pages are quite clean. #7039. read more
Binding: Plastic Comb
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 1997-11-01
ISBN-13:9780452279230ISBN:0452279232
Description: Good. Front cover has a couple of small creases; cover edges are curling a bit. Pages starting to tan at edges; some edge wear. A nice copy. NOT an ex-library book; no publisher's remainder marks. Softcover bound with plastic comb. Military (APO/FPO) orders are welcomed-Thank you for your service. read more
Edition: 12th Edition-32nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, IN
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780672518317ISBN:0672518317
Description: Ginnie Hofmann & Beverly Warner. Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pale Blue Cloth with dark blue title-849 pages-indexed-2 red ribbon place markers bound in-One of the red ribbons got wet and has stained the page it was marking-the interior hinges have been repaired-There are no previous owner notations-The book is tight-It would make a good USE copy to save your good one. read more
Edition: Rev. and enl.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1973
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. FAIR COVERS GOOD INSIDE. vii, 849 p. : ill.; 21 cm. Signet; 451-E7166. Includes Illustrations. A Signet special read more
"It's hard to place this book soundly on the "read" shelf since I'm constantly working through it, but I've fallen for this book. I've improved radically in the kitchen ever since I started to trust the sometimes-vague-but-always-clear-enough instructions of this wonderful classic.
The recipes in here are pretty uniformly bland or basic, so be prepared to get creative, but at least you'll have a working knowledge of every culinary topic you can think of!"
"This is one of the cookbooks I turn to for answers to basic (and not so basic) cooking questions. It has a very handy conversions section and the best recipe for brownies that I've ever tasted. In spite of having many other cookbooks on our shelves, it is to "Joy" that I turn for chicken stock, cranberry sauce and tartare sauce recipes.
There is also a list of standard cake pan sizes saying how many square inches each contains, making it easy to calculate which pans to use when different shapes are wanted. (I invariably make cakes in square pans rather than round ones.)
There is only one thing really wrong with this hardcover 1975 edition: The book was bound terribly. The spine broke very early on and the book is now held together with what amounts to several rolls of bookbinding tape, spaced throughout the book.
(Note about why this is on the bread-books shelf: While it is not my primary source for bread baking, I do still refer to it for the rye sourdough recipe.)"
"My major complaint with the "All New" version of The Joy of Cooking, is that there are many recipes that give microwave-only instructions. I am an old-fashioned girl, I don't own a microwave and even if I did, I prefer slow-cooking, no short-cut, real food. This version doesn't even offer an alternative recipe for those without a microwave in some cases. I went out and bought the original Joy of Cooking and have been much happier with that one. This one does have a few newer recipes that the old one doesn't, so I keep it around for those."
"This is not a cookbook. This is a kitchen bible. Not only does it have a version of about every single recipe you could ever think of--it also has cocktail recipes, information on dried and fresh ingredients, possible menus (e.g., what to take on a picnic), wines, entertaining... EVERYTHING. I am a beginner, so many recipes are out of my league, but this book explains how to do everything, so there isn't anything I can't at least try."
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