"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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>> I love "Mrs. Chiang's" cookbook,
>
> Isn't that a great cookbook? The recipes are universally great in my
> experience. Too bad it's out of print. My copy is so food-stained and
> ratty that you could probably make a decent stock by boiling it!

Yes, indeed. Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan cookbook is one of my two favorites,
the other being Robert Delf's "The Good Food of Szechwan", which is also
long out of print. You can find copies from used book sellers if you're
willing to pay. I got a copy last year to give to my stepdaughter.

Hal Laurent
Baltimore