On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:00:13 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
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>So actor Vincent Price was a gourmand, and back in the 1960's he penned several great cookbooks, which have been OP and thus can fetch a good price as used books. I was just perusing cookbooks for holiday giving, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that two his cookbooks have been re - issued, _A Treasury of Great Recipes_ a year ago, and _Come into the Kitchen_, to be released next month. I'm getting several copies for gifts. Here is some info:
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>http://store.doverpublications.com/1606600974.html
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>Mary and Vincent Price's Come into the Kitchen Cook Book
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>“The well-known actor and seasoned gourmet invites families to come together in the heart of every home — the kitchen — with another fabulous guide to cooking. Vincent Price and his wife, Mary, authors of the classic A Treasury of Great Recipes, turn their attention to four centuries of traditional American dishes in this charming cookbook. Starting with the chowder, stewed cod, and hasty pudding of early America, the collection ranges through scrapple, apple pandowdy, and other regional favorites of the nineteenth century to the recipes of modern America, from vichyssoise to corned beef cheeseburgers to cherries jubilee.
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>An informative and atmospheric introduction precedes each historical section, followed by the straightforward, easy-to-follow recipes. In addition, the Prices present a complete section on wines that features the story of wine making as well as helpful information on how to shop for domestic or imported vintages and which to serve with various foods, plus advice on crafting homemade wine.
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>Richly illustrated with photos of historic American kitchens and numerous whimsical images, this edition includes a new Foreword by Victoria Price, Mary and Vincent's daughter, as well as a new Introduction by Darra Goldstein, Founding Editor of the journal Gastronomica.
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>A Calla Edition, originally published by the Stravon Educational Press, New York, 1969 edition…”
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>A TREASURY OF GREAT RECIPES:
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>http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/...okbook-revived
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>“The late Vincent Price was a horror film icon. With perfect elocution, he delivered creepy invitations to haunted houses in such movies as House of Wax (1953) and House on Haunted Hill (1959). He was a regular on TV's Hollywood Squares and a villain on the 1960s TV series Batman. Price's deep voice narrated Michael Jackson's 1982 music video for "Thriller" and was an inspiration to director Tim Burton. But Price was also a foodie...
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>Price and his second wife, Mary, were such food connoisseurs that in 1965, they wrote a best-selling cookbook, A Treasury of Great Recipes. It's been out of print until now. Victoria helped get the book reissued for its 50th anniversary, with a preface by chef Wolfgang Puck...
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>The cookbook includes Mad Men-era recipes, old menus, the original typeface and the original photos by jazz photographer William Claxton, Life magazine's Eliot Elisofon, and artist Tosh Matsumoto. The images feature sumptuous spreads and waiters from legendary restaurants around the world. There's stuffed trout from La Pyramide in Lyon, France; gazpacho Andaluz from the Sobrino de Botin in Madrid (considered the oldest restaurant in the world); frog's legs polonaise from Sardi's in New York...
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>Price says her folks also believed that gourmet was not just for the elite and that ambiance was everything. So they also included recipes for French toast, which they used to eat on the Santa Fe train from LA to New Mexico, and hot dogs, like the kind they relished while watching the Dodgers play baseball…”
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>http://www.cookingvincent.com/

I never knew Vincent Price was a gourmet... can't ask for a better
cook book author to represent Halloween. Thank you.