The Brooklyn Cookbook

by Lyn Stallworth

Brooklyn has been called the fourth largest city in America, and it is the Borough's claim that one out of every seven United States citizens has roots here. Brooklyn is also America's most celebrated... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394584171
• ISBN13: 9780394584171
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Brooklyn Cookbook

One of the best books cookbook or otherwise I have bought in a very long time. I read it cover to cover and enjoyed every page. I grew up in Queens, the other boroughs need to get with it and create their own cookbooks. Pictures, stories and great recipes.

I Want to Relive Brooklyn!

My youth was spent in Cleveland, Ohio with excellent family cooks that made their own noodles, doughnuts, Christmas cookies, and superb roast pork-sauerkraut dinners. When, as a cook book collector, I began reading this book, I was transferred to the melting pot of America, back to my French/German background of cooking traditions. When I would "come up for air", I was almost sad to return to my present day setting as the Brooklyn neighborhoods and traditions warmed my heart. This is a beautiful slice of another part of the ethnic mix of America when people shared customs with their children. I wanted to move to Brooklyn back to those days as beautifully delineated in the Brooklyn Cookbook. Most of the recipes are ridiculous, like the thought of hanging something in a cheesecloth off the back porch. It's a history book filled with love and amazing, old-fashioned recipes. We'd never make them today so don't buy it strictly for the recipes!It's Brooklyn during a lovely time in America, and I would love to have been there! (Wonderful for a holiday read!) Madge Bruner

I Want to Relive Brooklyn!

My youth was spent in Cleveland, Ohio with excellent family cooks that made their own noodles, doughnuts, Christmas cookies, and superb roast pork-sauerkraut dinners. When, as a cook book collector, I began reading this book, I was transferred to the melting pot of America, back to my French/German background of cooking traditions. When I would "come up for air", I was almost sad to return to my present day setting as the Brooklyn neighborhoods and traditions warmed my heart. This is a beautiful slice of another part of the ethnic mix of America when people shared customs with their children. I wanted to move to Brooklyn back to those days as beautifully delineated in the Brooklyn Cookbook. Most of the recipes are ridiculous, like the thought of hanging something in a cheesecloth off the back porch made me appreciate my family culiunary traditions.It's a history book filled with love and amazing, old-fashioned recipes. We'd never make them today so don't buy it strictly for the recipes!It's Brooklyn during a lovely time in America, and I would love to have been there! Madge Bruner

Nostalgia and comfort food recipes make this book a winner

This is a wonderful book, especially for any babyboomer who originally hails from Brooklyn or even just the New York City area. The stories are heartwarming and paired with marvelous photos that capture the essence of Brooklyn culture from the 40s through the 80s. Some of these recipes are right out of my childhood and food that I haven't thought of in years. Although many of the recipes are not compatible with today's more health conscious cooking, they are wonderful to try once in a while for a treat. It's a comfort just to have this book around.