"Reg" > wrote in message
. com...
> Kent wrote:
>
> > If anyone, based on the uniformity of this thread, is thinking about
buying
> > the "Joy of Cooking", it's very important to get the last edition (1974)
> > written by the Rombauers without help from anyone else. The "Joys"
published
> > after this date were added to by Ethan Becker. One rewrite took the
original
> > famous emergency dish "tuna noodle casserole" and added cheese to it!
That's
> > almost sacrilegious!!
>
> I prefer the older editions, too. I've had many over the years. My
> first, the one I made cakes from when I was a kid, still had the
> recipe for cleaning and cooking a porcupine.
>
> My first major revelation into the world of food was reading
> the JOC "Know Your Ingredients" chapter in grade school.
>
> --
> Reg
>

I have most of the versions of the JOC starting with the 1943 version (wish
I had the 1931 version, but too pricey) which is a hoot. I sometimes sit
down and read it like a novel. It was published because of shortages during
WW II.

I don't think the Ethan Becker versions have the same flair that his
grandmother had.

Chris in Pearland, TX