Picture cook book / by the editors of Life.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hamman, Mary, editor.

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Life (Chicago, Ill.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking.

Cooking--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (donor)

Physical Description:

[6], 292 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 36 cm

Edition:

Sixth Printing

Distribution:

New York : Book trade distribution by Prentice-Hall, Inc.,

Place of Publication:

New York : Time, Incorporated, 1963.

Contents:

A New Kind of Cook Book

Traditional Dishes. Regional Favorites; Man's Job: Steak; Sea Food; Great Soups; Domestic Fowl; Vegetable Variety; Recipes

International Food. Exotic Curry; Chinese Cooking; Dishes of India; Fresh Lesson in Innards; Ancient Fare; Perfect Pasta; Recipes

Entertaining. Flaming Food; Full-Supper Sandwiches; Game Birds; Egg Dishes; Desserts; Party Brunches; Wine Buying; Cheese; Drinks and Hors d'Oeuvre; Recipes

Summer Cooking. Cooking on Ice; Salads; Elegant Picnics; Outdoor Cooking; Recipes

Seasoning. Spices; Herbs; Cooking with Wine; Recipes

Children's Food. Children's Desserts; School Lunches; Breakfasts; Candy for Children; Recipes

Home Helps. Workmanlife Kitchens; Luxury with Leftovers; The Nation's Bounty; How to Buy Meat; How to Carve; Recipes

Dining Out. Europe's Restaurants; America's Inns; Big City Restaurants; Recipes.

Notes:

"'Picture Cook Book' was produced by the following editorial staff: Editor Mary Hamman; ... Copy Editor John Thorne; Head Researcher Gerry Gruen ..."

"The picture stories that make up most of this book appeared in Life from 1951 to 1958."

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has back flap of dust jacket retained.

Kislak copy inscribed "This Book belongs to Ann C. Thomas. Happy Cooking - Love 'Brooksie' July '65".

Other Format:

Online version: Life (Chicago, Ill.). Picture cook book.

OCLC:

317057595