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PUBLISHEDO CTOBER 1961 RIiI'MINTEDF OUR Tll\II!.S SIXTH PMINTlNC,M AY 1964 TO LaB elFlrea nce WHOS.EP EASANTFSI,S HERMHEONU,S EWIVES, �NDP RINC-ENSO TT OM ENTIOHNE RC HEF-S THROUGGHE NERATIOOFN ISN VENTIAVNED LOVING CONCENTHRAAVTECI ROENA TEODN E ' OFT HEW ORLSD GREAATR TS F O R EW O R D THIISS A BOOK fotrh see rvaAnmtelreisccsoa ownkh oc abne u ncon­ cernoenod c cawsiitobhnu dgweatiss,t tliimsnece hse,d cuhlielsdm,re eanl'ss, thpea rcnt-chauffesuyrn-d<rIooerman en-,ym tohteihlnewsgrhe i cmhi ght intewriftethrhe een joyomfpe rnotd uscoimnegt whoinndge troef auWtlr. i t­ tefno trh osel owtvhoeco o otkh,re e ciapraeesds e raaiswl eeh da ve felt they shoublesd ot hree awdieklrnl o ewx acwdhyai tis n voalnvde dth gooo aw b out itT.h imsa ktehs eamb ilto ntghearun s uaanlsd,o moeft hree ciaprecs quite lonign deNeood u.t -of-thien-gorreaddriiccnea anlrtflysoeI rdnf. a tchtbe o ok couwledl bel t id"eFdr eCnocohk ifnrgot mh Aem eriScuapne rmarket," fotrh eex celolfFe rnecnec h aconoodfk g ionocgdo, o kiingn egn eirdsau le, morteoc ooktiencgh ntihqatunoea s n ytheilnsAgen .dt hetseec hnciaqnu es bea pplwiheedr egvoeord mbaatseiracir aaevl asi lWaebh laevp.eu rposely omitted cboobtwdteehbspeba, et dri onhn i wsh ictaebp u stalmionnhggi s saucaense,c daobroceuhsta rmliintrgte lset awuirtgahln etasm nianpgea rnyd, sof orStuhc.rh o manitnitce rilstue deetmsous, s p ,u Ftr enccoho kiinnatg o never-lnaenivdne srto efta hdHe e rweh,e hraep piiitlas yv aitloae bvleer y· bOOAyn.y ocnaecn o oiknt hFer enmcanhn earn ywhweirttehh,r e i gihnt. strucOtuirho onp.et hitashtb i oso wki blelh elpifngu ilv tihniagnt s truction. Cooking tiencchlsnuuidcfqehuu nedsa maeshn otwta olss a utpei eoacf e meastot hiabttr owwnist hlooustii tjnsug i hcoewts of, o bleda etgewgnh ites intaco a kbea tttore ert tahienmi arx imvuoml uhmoewt, oa dedg ygo ltkos a hots auscot eh cwyin lolct u rdwleh,e lrupe U ll htea innt hoev esnoi t will puffa nbdr owann,hd o wt oc hoapno niqouni cAklldyl.O yuogwuhi plelr · forwmi tdhi ffeirnegnrte dfioderin fftesdr iesnhtte hssea, m gee neprraolc ­ essaerrsee peoavteeardn odv earg aAisny .o eun layroguer repertoire, you �V�" wifilnltd h tahtse e emienngdllbyea sbsb lepe sb egtiofn asrl alt nheeart ly V� intgor ouopfts h emaend v ariatt.ions;11 l'amerhiacmsaa inly1 � techansipceain lcc tosm mwoint choa qu viiunt uriansl most ?%> Vlll FOREWORD idenitnti eccahln tiobq oueebu ofu rgnui;ag lollfl otahretemy poeffs r icas­ seessof, o lrlioflwre i cpaaststeIeentrn h.se a urceea tlhmce,r eaanmed g g-yolk saufcoaerb lanqoufev teitaetsl h sea mtey paest bata s faiolnrwe h ite-wine sauocrfe o,ar g ratoifsn c alElvoepnst.yu oawuli lrlyal r neeleryde caitpae lsl , excaesrp etm inodfe risn gyroemuda iye nhftaosvr eg otten. Alolft htee chneimqpuleoisyn e dF rceonockhi anigm aeatdr eo ne goal: howd oeistt a sTtheFe?r enacrshee ldionmt erienusn tuescduo amlb inations ors urpprriessee nWtiatthi onasn. b eancokrgmrooofutu srn add idtiisohneasl toc hoforsoe(m l OWOaOy tsoP repaanrSdee rEvgegi sts h tei odfe Forneen ch boookn stuhbej tehcFetr )e nchtmaakhneig ssr eaptleesatfs ruoarmw e e ll­ knowdni sihm peccably secrovoAek pdee.dr f1eatacnvtdao r fli na mfbo,r instancea,n urmeboqefour pi erreasit nicolnubsdr ionwgn siinmgmse,r ings, straisnkiinmgmsai,nn fldga sv,o rEiancoghfs .st ehvese treaplts hp eri onc ess, thousgihm ptloae c compliasc hr,i trpiolclaaaenyil.ds af n iyes l iminated or combineadn owtiththethere .x taunrtdea sotfte h 1e1fl vasruifnOf neeor f. the rmeaaistnoh npasst e udo-cForoekwniicnthwgh h, i wceh aalrtleof oa mil­ iafra,lf labsre lgoowo Fdr enccoho kiijsnu gts htmi ast teerl iomfi nation of stecposm,b inoafpt rioocneo srss keism.p oinin ngg resduiceahnsb t ust ter, cream-and mtuicmther .o u"bTloeo, " "oTro o" wWeihxlopl e nksniovew, " thed ifferen:lcreed" e atkhn elflosgr o odf nod. Cookiisnn ogat p articduilffiacarurllatytn, td h meo ryeo cuo oakn d leaarbnoc uoto ktihnmego ,r e ismtea nkseBesu l.ri akney irater qtu pirraecs­ tiacneed x perTihemeno cseit.m poritnagnrtey doicuea nnt btroii itlsn o gv e ofc ookfionirgto sw ns ake. SCOPE A complterteeao tnFi rseen ccoho kfionlgl otwhdieen tga mieltehdo d we haadvoep tedb ew oaublosdui toz fea t nuh nea brdiidcgaterideyo v;ne n prinotnBe idb plaep ietr , whoauvtleodb ep laceads taoTnnod p .r odau ce boookf convewneih eanvmtea dasenai rzbei,st eriaeroCyfr[ eicotinhp waeest partilciukalenaw,drh liywc ehh opwei ilnlt eorureres atd ers. Many splendid creaatrineoo intns claundtdeh de,ar rtecr emeonmdiosussOi noen sm.a y well as"kW:h iyts h enrope a tfee uilWlheteeraeert? e h cer oissTahnetassre?e " thkei nodfrs e ciipnoe usor,p inwihoinsc,hh oubledd e monsitnrt ahtee d kitcahsee ancr,he quais reenossft e o uch cwaohnin clbhyel earned through perspornaacalt niodcb es er.vW ahtyoi nofilnvye caannkdoep est fiotusrN so? boiled. osro umfflapesoehtdea,dtN �ozs u?c chNion it?rN iopp oet/?lil l eat MarenNgoog ?r eseanl aNdops r?e sdsuecdks aourrco eu ennNaoir soeo?m ! • FOREWORD IX A NOTEO N THE. RECIPES Alolft hmea streerc iapnemdso sotft hseu breicnti hpbieosso a kri en two-coflourOmmnn.t hlee afrtte h ien gredoifetinentncs l,us doimsnepg e cial pieocfee q uipmento ntn hereei dgiehasdtp ; a ragorfia npsht ruction. Thus whattoc ooakn hdo wt oc ooikta ,te acsht ienpt hper oceeadraieln wgasy,s broutgohgte itnoh neserw eoeftp h eey Mea.s treerc iaprheees a dienld a rge, boltdy paes ;p ecsiiag*ln,p , r ectehdoewsshe i acrhfe o llboywv eadr iations. Mosotft hree cicpoenstt ahisinis g (n.,i) nt, h beo doyft htee xitn,d icating up tow hapto iand ti sh bmepa rye pianra eddv aWnicneae.n vde getsaubglgee s­ tioanrisen clwuidteahdlm la streerc ifpomeras i n-cdoiusrhsees . Ourp rimpaurryp ionts hebi oso ikts o t eaycohhu o wt oc ooskot, h at yowu iluln derstthfaeun ndd amteencthanlai nqdgu reasd ubaeal blltyeo divoyrocuerf sreoaldm fe pendoenrn ecceiW pehe asv.te h ereforeea cdhi vided cateogffo oroyid n rteol atedo rsg ercotauinpoedsna scr,he ciinop nese e ction belotnoog nsfe a moiflt ye chnFiiqsfiuhle �spt.os a cihnwe hdi wtien set,a rting onp ag2e0 a8,ra eg ooedx ampolrte h,ce h icfkreinc asstsaeroetnspi angge 258o,r t hger ooufpq u icohnup ag1e4st6 o1 5h3 i.os u hro pteh yaotu will reatdh ien trodpuacgtpeorsre yc eedaiccnhhg a patnesdre ctbieofnyo roeu stairnot na r eciapsy eo,wu i tlhle unn derwshtaawtnea d r aeb oFuottr.h e casual rweea hdaevrte, r itcomda k ee vcrrye cisptea nadlli tusw nC. rorsds. erenacraeels w aapy rs oblIeft mh.ea rrene o etn ouygohmu,a ym isasni m­ portpaonitan ntid,tf h earrteeo moa nyyo wui blelc oemner aYgeeitdef .v ery techniiseq xupel aeivneteridym i etc omuepsa, s horretc iilspo en agn,ad longf oornbei dding. QUANTITIES Mosotft he rientc hibiposeo sak r cea lcutlosa etresvdipe xe opwliet h reasognoaobadlp yp etiinat nAe mse ricamne-nsoutf ty hlrece oeu rTshees . amounctaslf loeardr gee nertawliwlchyea wto ulbdec onsisdueffirceide nt foart ypicalm eFncruoe mnpcrhhi osrdis'n oge suovurmpea,,ic no urssael,a d, cheeasndede, s sWeerh to.pt eh waeth avaer riavtqe uda ntwihtiiwceihsbl el corrfeomcrot so tfo urre adIeafrr se.cs itpaett hetashti e n greldiisewtnietldsl ser4vt eo6 p eoptlhemie,sa tnhsde i sshh ould bef o4srpe u offipcifli teeh net reosfyt o ur imssem naual nlfd,o 6ri ifit ls a rge. SOMEW ORDS OFAD VICE Oury eaorfts e acchoionkghe arviyem preuspsoend ufsa tchttaha letl tooof taed ne buctoaonwkti sltl airnet n thusioanas n teiwdc iaswlhil tyh out