Title: Useful Staple for Everyday Cooking
Product review: If you grew up in the 1950s, and your mother did not use Fannie Farmer, GoodHousekeeping nor The Joy of Cooking, chances are she used The Basic Cookbook. This is still an irreplaceable cookbook for the homecook who would like to cook nutritious meals along with a daily dessert without breaking the bank. It includes the kinds of recipes that are out-of-fashion but are delicious and inexpensive to make, such as homemade puddings, basic nine serving sheet cakes and cookies. Long forgotten recipes for meringue cookies such as cornflake kisses may be a revelation to young cooks. Instructions for cooking vegetables are outdated and ethnic food is completely absent--but this is a very good cookbook to have around when you want to cook muffins, puddings or other old-fashioned staples.
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