Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook

Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by pjmorris on Monday May 15, 2017 @04:17AM (#14339982)

I'll go OT with you. Is there any attribute of 'the best cookbook' that you can remember that'd help us figure out which one it was/is - example recipes, cooking style, memories of the food made from it, or the book itself? Is the book still in the family?

I once had a copy of the Alinea cookbook, it's a wonderful object. For mere mortals like me, 'The Way To Cook', by Julia Child is the cookbook I refer to most often and suggest most often to those looking for 'the best cookbook.'

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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by barking on Monday May 15, 2017 @04:50AM (#14340108)

All I can remember is that it was hardback with a plain red cover (if there had been a dust jacket, it was long gone) and she'd have used it in home economics class in 1950s Ireland. It was mainly what I'd call wholesome simple British/Irish food, beef steak and kidney pie and the like but the sweets and cakes are what I most fondly remember, queen of pudding, bread and butter pudding, eve's pudding, dundee cake, shortbread, lovely dark soft gingerbread, sponges, madeira, buns etc etc. Look at what we've lost!

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Re:Why We Are Self-Publishing the Aviary Cookbook by pjmorris on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @05:47PM (#14353600)

Hmm. Thanks for the description. I'll see what I can dig up.

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