On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:43:05 +0200, "Michael Kuettner"
> wrote:

>
>"blake murphy" schrieb :
>> On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:23:59 +0200, "Michael Kuettner" wrote:
>>
><snip>
>>>Could you expand a little one the revolution of JOC for a furrinener ?
>>>Re : Mrs. Beeton : Yes, I know books like that. In those days making
>>>crust or yeast dough was taken as a given.
>>>
>>
<snip>
>>
>> all this and much, much more can be found in 'stand facing the stove:
>> the story of the women who gave america the *joy of cooking*'
>>
>> <http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Facing-Stove-America-Cooking/dp/0743229398/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214842464&sr= 8-1>
>>
>> ...a complete biography, along with a healthy dollop of material on
>> historical st. louis, history of cooking styles in america, and a
>> blow-by-blow of rombauer battles with bobbs-merrill and struggles
>> within the family itself. (also detailed are the changes between the
>> various editions and the whys and wherefores thereof.) interesting on
>> a lot of levels. irma was a woman who seemed to get a kick out of
>> life, though she had her share of tragedies.
>>
>Thank you very much !
>
>Cheers,
>
>Michael Kuettner
>

you're more than welcome. the book if fun, if not to everyone's
taste.

your pal,
blake
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