Skyhooks wrote:

> >
> Ditto & Ditto! I consider JoC to be the "bible" of my kitchen. I even
> gave my college kid the new edition of the JoC when he went to live on
> his own. I have the 1975 copy, but I also had to buy another new
> edition (along with son's) to have for one of my own <g>.
>

There have been lots of other recipe books, mostly for various styles of
ethnicity's, but Joy of Cooking can do it all. It has all sorts of basic recipes,
basic instructions and lots of good tips. If I could only have one, that is the one
I would want.