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From: billw@Navajo.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: I  Joy of Cooking
Message-ID: <127@Navajo.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 05:37:53 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  8 05:37:53 1985
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> 
> I, too, enjoy taking the strap to *JoC*  :-) 
> 
> I find it just too *white-bread*, saying things such as
> [In the recipe for Curried Rice (?)]:
> 	"Its popularity is undoubtedly due to the restraint
> 	with which the spice is used."

I still recomend Joy of Cooking to people.  In general, the
recipies in JoC are only mediocre (though frequently a good
place to start experimenting) - If you find something in JoC
that looks or tastes interesting, you are best off finding
another specialty cookbook with anoteher recipe.

However, JoC is easilly worth its price (last copy I bought
was only $11 for the hardback!) for just the "information"
sections and definitions and (i dont beleive someone complained
about) the cross-references!

BillW