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(Naomi Darvell) wrote in
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> Louis Cohen wrote:
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>>The Joy of Cooking is encyclopedic, but very bland.
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> The original Joy of Cooking was weird. It could make for fun reading,
> especially the comments before the recipes. For a diet salad dressing:
> "No, it isn't particularly good, but it can be eaten by the bulging with
> a clear conscience." (Quote may not be exact, but I lost my copy.) Some
> of the recipes were good and others were crap.

"original" Joy of Cooking? There have been numerous editions. Which
edition do you mean?

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