false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647722m/75208.jpg 75208 1 Suddenly Aunt Eunice is on the phone explaining, "Aunt Mabel won't be with us for Christmas dinner, she's taking a holiday cruise with her bridge club. So would you be a dear and bring the Cheese Custard Pie this year? The family sure loves that pie." You ponder a moment and remember that the Cheese Custard Pie wasn't half bad, a stout and hearty dish with heavy Midwestern overtones, a bit like Aunt Mabel, in fact. You've eaten the same pie every year for as long as you can remember, your parents ate the same pie, and chances are your grandparents got a little crazy and had a slice or two à la mode. Small wonder Mabel has been wowing the family with Cheese Custard Pie since 1931.<p> Warm fuzzy memories go suddenly bad when you realize that the success or failure of the family holiday has just been placed squarely upon your shoulders in the form of a dessert you haven't a clue how to cook. Damn that bridge club! A quick call back to Aunt Eunice reveals, "It's simple, honey, all you need is <I>The Joy of Cooking</I>."<p> In 1931, Mrs. Irma von Starkloff Rombauer was newly widowed and in need of a way to support her family. The celebrated St. Louis hostess struck on the idea of turning her personal recipes and cooking techniques into a book. She self- published <I>The Joy of Cooking: A Compilation of Reliable Recipes with a Casual Culinary Chat</I>, and the legend was born. Aunt Mabels everywhere related to Irma's sensible, fearless approach to the culinary arts, and Chicken à la King, Risotto, and Roasted Spanish Onions found their way onto our tables. <I>The Joy of Cooking</I> quickly became a modern masterpiece, the stuff of legends, the foundation of family dinners everywhere.<p> This facsimile of the original 1931 edition offers ample proof why <I>The Joy of Cooking</I>, at 15 million copies and counting, remains one of the most popular cookbooks of all time. This is where it all began, and while her Shrimp Wiggle may not be in vogue anymore, a certain pie recipe just might save your family holiday. <I>--Mark O. Howerton</I> 4604240 1973 Joy of Cooking 1931 Facsimile Edition: A Facsimile of the First Edition 1931 total:16|5:8|4:5|3:2|2:1| 16 68 23 7 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 04:42:18 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 07:43:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 24 16:30:18 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 16:46:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jan 22 19:52:15 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 20:05:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 05 09:29:42 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 09:29:42 -0700 2008
Granted, she's a rank beginner in the kitchen, but it does bring up a point: This is, as the title says, a facsimile of the 1931 edition. It is not a collection of ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 13:17:16 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:19:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 08:03:40 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 08:04:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 06:49:41 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 06:58:42 -0700 2008
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