The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Cooking

By FRP Publishing

The best recipes from American Home Economic Teachers...there is simply nothing else like it! Includes ingredients from Abalone to Zucchini. Each featured ingredient has information on the history,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871972115
• ISBN13: 9780871972118
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Favorite Recipes Press (FRP)
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 4.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.6" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommend

I bought this cookbook as a gift for my sister. I own the origonal blue book edition (1995) printed by The Southwestern company and it is one of my favorite cookbooks. I was happy to find that this new edition is available on-line, because the prior edition had to be ordered from the company or bought from a traveling sales person.This version duplicates the origonal and lists all recipes via food topic or title, such as abalone, almond, ambrosia etc. Every cookbook collection should have The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Cooking!

The Best Cookbook Ever!

This is the best cookbook ever! We have a collection of cookbooks, this is by far the most used, most stained, dogeared and worn of them all. Well organized, easy to use with dozens of recepies we use REGULARLY! This is the go to book for any kitchen. We just bought 2, one for each of our adult children. A great broadbased do everything book, a must have for every kitchen!

Rosedew of Henderonville,TN

I was so thilled thatI found this book, I have one but it belongs to my mother and she wants it back. This book has every type of food that you can think to cook and every type of meat. I am going to pass it down to my daughter, I am sure that it will make her a very good cook. Thanks

No other cookbooks need apply!!

I, too, received my copy in 1995 by a young travelling salesperson! Oh, my! When I started browsing through it, I was hooked! Even living alone with no one else to cook for, this book has been my saving grace in the kitchen! No more wondering what to do with all this _______(squash, rice, cucumbers, bananas, tomatoes, whatever!)__ !! It's the only cookbook I use!

First Book Ever Owned and STILL Thrilled

This book came to me by way of a young travelling salesgirl. She was selling a subscription to a cookbook of the month club and I was living on my own, for the first time. Knowing NOTHING about cooking I thought it couldn't hurt to join. For signing, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Cooking was mine to keep. Not sure if I still own any of the other books from the club, but I still have this one and so glad I kept it! I learned a lot of basic recipes and grew to love to prepare food. As time has passed I have become a well seasoned cook and this is still my primary resource. The wonderful recipes are easy to follow. Organized by food and not by course, it is great to find any recipe that you might fancy and rarely is there a "hard to find" ingredient. There's a later printing that has received RAVE reviews but don't let that sway you from this, original printed version, for I highly recommend this book to ALL! It's a great first book or a solid resource for someone with lots of cooking hours.