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    <body><![CDATA[Essential reference. Good resource. Not the best photos. Not flawless, but delicious.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely indespensible as a historical guide to classic cuisine, as well as a byzantine collection of oddities, rare recipes, and general foodie goodness. Some of the recipes are indeed quite dated, from ingredients (crow stuffed with juniper, anyone?) to measurements (take 'some' flour...) Howeve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12081030">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Tim and I purchased an older version of this in Powell's Books and I have been reading it off and on, LOTS of great food and history!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a lot of fun, although I seldom use the recipes. It's a fun book just to look through for ideas and definitions. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Serious read for foodies, I cherish this- like many cherish a bible]]></body>
    
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