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The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery: One of the World's Most Definitive Reference Books on...
by W. Wise
Available from Amazon
$18.50
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Hardcover: 1329 pages
Publisher: Smithmark Pub October 1971
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448006391
ISBN-13: 978-0448006390
Reader Reviews
This is THE definitive cooking manual for all people who cook, want to cook, are thinking of learning to cook...or eat! Regardless of what information you need, whether you're just beginning or a seasoned chef, this treasure has something in it for you. This tome comes complete with detailed instructions for everything you could possibly need from drawing and quartering a whole cow to building a simple campfire or setting up a kitchen more efficiently; there are also detailed formal place setting diagrams, pots and pan buying guide, and instructions on how to properly cure that new cast iron pot or resurface mom's old one. There are wine selection tips, flatware lay out diagrams, illustrations of herbs and obscure fruits and vegetables, and full definitions and descriptions of all kinds of serving pieces. There are base recipes for every possible dish, and many thousands of specialty recipes. Within are definitions of herbs, procedures, and techniques. There are illustrations, directions, and personal advice from the author. I, too, grew up with this book in my mother's kitchen. Her mother had the 1930's edition which had a green cloth cover. Mama had the trusty "modernized" orange one, which I also have. I found mine here at Amazon.com for $15. While I remember well her using her Wise, my recommendation does not stem from any feelings of nostalgia. There simply IS no better cook book in the world, before this one, or since.
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The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery: One of the World's Most Definitive Reference Books on...
by W. Wise
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