"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
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> "Doug Kanter" > wrote:
>> You're right - JOC has a few line drawings, but nothing very detailed.
>> You'd hate "In Nonna's Kitchen" if you need pictures to cook. But, you'd
>> love the tastes. Buy it.
>
> Be aware that JOC has been around for a long, long time... since the
> 1930s. When different people talk about JOC, they can be talking about
> different editions of the book. I originally got a 1970s paperback edition
> that was given to me by my sister. I really did want to get a hardcover
> version because I used it so much. In the 1990s there was a major rewrite
> to make it more "current". I purposely went out and bought the 1970s
> hardcover version so as not to lose the "obsolete" content I treasured in
> my 1970s paperback. The 1990s rewrite was a fairly major change.

Yes, but sections which describe things like different cuts of beef are
equally useful. If only I'd read it before I ruined my first so-called "pot
roast"...