The Fannie Farmer Cookbook [Mass Market Paperbou

HereisthegreatbasicAmericancookbook—withmorethan1，990recipes，plainandfancy—thatbelongsineveryhousehold.Originallypublishedin1896asTheBostonCooking-SchoolCookBookbyFannieMerrittFarmer，itbecamethecoobookthattaughtgenerationsofAmericanshowtocook.Completelyupdatingitforthefirsttimesince1979，MarionCunninghammadeFannieFarmeronceagainahouseholdwordforanewgenerationofcooks.WhatmakesthisbasiccookbooksodistinctiveisthatMarionCunningham，whoisthepersonificationofthenineteenth-centuryteacher，isalwaysatyoursidewithherforthrighttipsandcomments，encouragingthebeginningcookandinspiringthemoreadventurous.Sheknowswhattoday'scooksarelookingfor，andshehasawayofinstillingconfidenceandjoyintheactofcooking.Ingivingthebooknewlife，Mrs.Cunninghamhasbeencarefulalwaystopreservethebestoftheold.Shehasretainedalltheparticularlygood，tried-and-truerecipesfromprecedingeditions，retestingandrewritingwhennecessary.Shehasrediscoveredlosttreasures，includingdeliciousrecipesthatwereeliminatedwhenpracticallynoonebakedbreadathome.ThisisnowtheplacetofindthefinestpossiblerecipesforPumpkinSoup，BostonBakedBeans，CarpetbagSteak，RoastStuffedTurkey，AnadamaBread，IndianPudding，ApplePie，andalloftheothertraditionalfavorites.Thenewrecipesreflectethnicinfluences—Mediterranean，Moroccan，Asian—thathavebeenaddingtheirflavorstoAmericancookinginrecentyears.TuckedinamongallyourfavoriteslikeOld-FashionedBeefStew，NewEnglandClamChowder，HamTimbales，andChickenJambalaya，you'llfindhercoolCucumberSushi，EnchiladaswithChickenandGreenSauce，oralayereddishofPolentaandFishtoaddvarietytoyourrepertoire.Alwaysachampionofold-fashionedbreakfastsanddelectabledesserts，Mrs.Cunninghamhasmanysplendidnewofferingstotemptyou.Throughout，cookingtermsandproceduresareexplained，essentialingredientsarespelledout，basicequipmentisassessed.Mrs.Cunninghameventellsyouhowtomakeagoodcupofcoffeeandhowtobrewteaproperly.Forthediet-conscious，thereisanexpandednutritionalchartthatincludesabreakdownofcholesterolandfatincommoningredientsaswellasinFannieFarmerbasicrecipes.Wherethetasteofadishwouldnotbealtered，Mrs.Cunninghamhasreducedtheamountofcreamandbutterinsomeoftherecipesfromtheprecedingedition.Shecarefullyevaluatestheissuesoffoodsafetytodayandalertsustopotentialhazards.Buttheemphasishereisalwaysongoodflavor，freshingredients，andlotsofvarietyinone'sdailyfare，whichMarionCunninghambelievesisthesecrettoahealthydiet.DedicatedtothehomecooksofAmerica，youngandold，thisthirteentheditionofthebookthatwontheheartsofAmericansmorethanacenturyagoinvitesusall—asdidtheoriginalFannieFarmer—tocherishthedelightsofthefamilytable.FromtheHardcoveredition.