Essential for home chefs, here is the great basic American
cookbook--with more than 1,990 recipes, plain and fancy--that belongs in
every household.
Originally published in 1896 as The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by
Fannie Merritt Farmer, it became the cookbook that taught generations
of Americans how to cook. Completely updating it for the first time
since 1979, with this edition, Marion Cunningham made Fannie Farmer once
again a household word for a new generation of cooks.
What makes this basic cookbook so distinctive is that Marion Cunningham
is always at your side with forthright tips and comments, encouraging
the beginning cook and inspiring the more adventurous.
In giving the book new life, Mrs. Cunningham has been careful always to
preserve the best of the old. She has retained all the particularly
good, tried-and-true recipes from preceding editions, retesting and
rewriting when necessary. She has rediscovered lost treasures, including
delicious recipes that were eliminated when practically no one baked
bread at home. This is now the place to find the finest possible recipes
for Pumpkin Soup, Boston Baked Beans, Carpetbag Steak, Roast Stuffed
Turkey, Anadama Bread, Indian Pudding, Apple Pie, and all of the other
traditional favorites.
The new recipes reflect the ethnic influences--Mediterranean, Moroccan,
Asian--of contemporary American cooking. Tucked in among all your
favorites like Old-Fashioned Beef Stew, New England Clam Chowder, you'll
find cool Cucumber Sushi, Enchiladas with Chicken and Green Sauce, and
Polenta and Fish.
Throughout, cooking terms and procedures are explained, essential
ingredients are spelled out, basic equipment is assessed. Mrs.
Cunningham even tells you how to make a good cup of coffee and how to
brew tea properly.
The emphasis here is on good flavor, fresh ingredients, and lots of
variety in one's daily fare, which Marion Cunningham believes is the
secret to a healthy diet. Dedicated to the home cooks of America, young
and old, this thirteenth edition of the book that won the hearts of
Americans more than a century ago invites us all--as did the original
Fannie Farmer--to cherish the delights of the family table.
