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Apparently, this cookbook, originally published in December, 1982 by Bentley Publications of Sudbury, Massachusetts, has stood the test of time. Very often, a friend or relative who owns a copy will tell me how much they have enjoyed it. They say they use certain recipes again and again. Also, they say that they have yet to try one they did not like.
I have also been told that grouping the recipes for seasons and holidays has been helpful, too.
I hope that new purchasers will agree.
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Some unsolicited comments:
Marvelous!
The recipes are great!
We use it all the time.
We really liked it.
Entertaining!
Fantastic!
Whimsical
Humorous
Smashing!
This is good; no, it's great.
Where can I get more copies?
Can't believe the number of layouts.
A good product.
I gave a party and used seven recipes!
S
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As everyone knows, there are thousands of cookbooks. You probably own scores yourself. So why buy this one?
Many of the recipes in this cookbook are the author's versions of well known, common knowledge recipes. Usually these recipes are not included in cookbooks because they are so obviously simple, everyone is assumed to know them. Examples: Potato Cakes, Meat Turnovers, Shepherd's Pie, Stuffed Peppers, Stuffed Eggs and Celery, Potato Salad. Anyone who has tasted the author's versions of these common items knows how good they are.
Many recipes and ideas are completely original such as Apple-Raisin Poultry Stuffing, Gingerbread Cake House, Creme de Menthe Parfait, Crock-Pot Breakfasts, Eight Individual Chicken Pies, Zucchini Lasagna, Chicken and Biscuits, Coconut Bread Pudding, Energy Bars, Foil Dinners for Campers.
Many are prize recipes, discovered and refined over a lifetime, "secret" family recipes; recipes gleaned from willing restaurants. Some were given by friends and relatives. Examples: Pickled Mushrooms, St. Louis Pumpkin Soup, Pecan Pie, Potatoes in Cheese Sauce, Cocktail Meatballs, Jellied Beet-Horseradish Salad, Hot Bean Dip.
Many are what the author calls "retrieved from oblivion" - derived from her "secret sources". Examples: Brunswick Stew, Cracknels, Vegetarian Dinners, Tiger's Milk.
Some are close copies of special foods such as the hot fudge and butterscotch sauces served in well known ice cream shops, past and present.
These thirty-three recipes are only a few of the more than four hundred in this cookbook. PrintoutOrder Form
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