Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site Navajo.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!Navajo!billw From: billw@Navajo.ARPA Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: IJoy of Cooking Message-ID: <127@Navajo.ARPA> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 05:37:53 EST Article-I.D.: Navajo.127 Posted: Fri Mar 8 05:37:53 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 06:14:49 EST References: <528@cornell.UUCP> Organization: Stanford University Lines: 20 > > 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