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James Beard's Theory & Practice of Good Cooking / by James Beard ; in collaboration with José Wilson ; illustrations by Karl Stuecklen.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beard, James, 1903-1985
- Series:
- James Beard Library of Great American Cooking
- Standardized Title:
- Theory & practice of good cooking
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooking.
- Genre:
- cookbooks.
- Cookbooks.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiii, [3], 431, [1] pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Distribution:
- London : Running Press,
- Other Title:
- Theory and practice of good cooking
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Running Press, 1999.
- Contents:
- Introductory Note / Julia Child
- Foreword / Barbara Kafka
- Preface / James Beard
- Good Cooking Needs Good Tools
- Boiling
- Roasting
- Broiling and Grilling
- Braising
- Sauteing
- Frying
- Baking
- Thickeners and Liaisons
- Noncooking
- Chilling and Freezing
- Cooking Terms and Methods
- The Concordance
- Carving.
- Notes:
- Series statement from dust jacket.
- Reprint. Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1977.
- "Editorial consultant: John Ferrone. Cover illustration by Peter Fiore. Cover design by Toby Schmidt. Interior design by Bill Jones. Typography: Goudy Oldstyle."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.
- Running Press copy is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0762406135
- 9780762406135
- OCLC:
- 46343087
- Online:
- Publisher description
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