The Fireside Cook Book is designed for people who are not content to regard food just as something one transfers periodically from plate to mouth. It is for those who recognize that a simple family meal (as well as a dress-up dinner party) can be a pleasure and a special event. The wide variety of I-can't-wait-to-try-it dishes in the book are presented according to a new and different theory. You will find here no attempt to overwhelm the cook with all the recipes ever concocted. Instead, you will find clear, easy-to ...
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The Fireside Cook Book is designed for people who are not content to regard food just as something one transfers periodically from plate to mouth. It is for those who recognize that a simple family meal (as well as a dress-up dinner party) can be a pleasure and a special event. The wide variety of I-can't-wait-to-try-it dishes in the book are presented according to a new and different theory. You will find here no attempt to overwhelm the cook with all the recipes ever concocted. Instead, you will find clear, easy-to-follow instructions for the basic preparation of every food, followed in each case by fascinating variations. The basic recipes and variations add up to 1,217 tested dishes -- simple enough for the novice, delicious enough for the most meticulous master chef, complete enough for the most imaginative menus without a repetition. A detailed chapter is devoted to the art of outdoor cookery, another to the preparation of hors d'oeuvres, cocktail snacks, and supper snacks. There is an entire section of suggested menus subdivided into cold weather meals and summer doldrum hints. There is also a complete section on wines and liquors. The 36 full-color pictures and the nearly 400 other color pictures are themselves full of helpful invention. Handsome double-page spreads employ visual-aid methods to give practical details about, and special uses of, cuts of meat, varieties of wine, and types of fish. Here, in short, is a book that is an indispensable addition to every American home in which good food is appreciated. It is a book to use constantly, to pore over with delight, and give to all friends from whom you can reasonably expect a future dinner invitation.
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Very Good. Size: 7x1x10; Hardcover in very good condition. Dust jacket protected by plastic. Cover in great shape. Previous owner's name and date in side + a book plate with name. No other markings. Pages in great condition. Binding is secure. Our feedback says it all! Feel confident when you order from Hilltop Book Shop.
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Very Good in Fair dust jacket. Brown pictorial cloth cover is frayed at bottom corners and tail cap with wear to upper corners and headcap but clean, bright, and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gutter repair between front paste down and end sheet. Light crease to frontispiece. Pages are lightly toned but clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is heavily tattered and chipped along top and bottom edge but clean and bright. DJ flap is price clipped but publisher's $ sign still visible. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 10.3 X 7.7 X 1.1 inches.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Quarto. Illustrations by Alice and Martin Provensen. 322pp. Slight fading on the top stain else fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight creasing and a small tear on the bottom page edge. Containing 1217 recipes and over 400 color pictures.
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Fair. The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. The pages show normal wear and tear and/or folded (dog-ear) pages. There is yellowing of the pages of this book due to age. Shipped to you from Goodwill of the Valleys, Roanoke VA. Thank you for your support!
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