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| The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary | 
 enlarge | Authors: Marion Cunningham, Fannie Farmer Cookbook Corporation, Archibald Candy Corporation, Lauren Jarrett
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 2612
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Anv
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 896
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.9 x 2
ISBN: 0679450815
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5973
EAN: 9780679450818
ASIN: 0679450815
Publication Date: September 9, 1996
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Cookbook! November 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For several reasons, do NOT buy The Fannie Farmer Cookbook in the paperback version. I am buying this anniversary edition because my old paperback is in two pieces and worn out! The same will probably happen to you, as you reach for this cookbook over and over again. The other problem with the paperback is that the font is too small.
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook is a classic and a must-have for any home cook. The book contains all the basics and great classic recipes. For example, tonight I am making Shepherd's Pie. Fannie Farmer has a terrific--and simple--recipe.
There are so many recipes I have made and love from this cookbook! One hint that I do in all my cookbooks is to make comments on the recipe after I have made it. This includes any changes, how much I liked it, etc.
Highly, highly recommend!
By the author of the award winning book, HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT: BEAUTIFY, DETOXIFY & ENERGIZE YOUR LIFE, YOUR HOME & YOUR PLANET.
great all purpose cookbook November 11, 2008
this is a great all purpose cookbook. i gave it to my daughter as a shower present. i have had mine for 30 years. cas
Review of Anniversary edition of Fanny Farmer Cookbook October 20, 2008
This cookbook was purchased for a friend of mine who asked for help with baking recipies. She enjoys all sections of the book that concern baking and desserts. She has found the recipies in the cookbook to be easy to put together in terms of ingredients and the finished products taste very good. She would recommend this book to others who need information on baking and preparation of any desserts.
A Classic October 20, 2008
For everyday cooking, this is my go-to cookbook. It has basic recipes for almost everything and they are all good. Some are huge standouts too, like the Buttermilk Chocolate Cake.
Still the one August 7, 2008
If I could only have one cookbook -- this would be it. I buy it as a gift for kids starting out on their own and foreign visitors looking for a souvenir of America. It is nearly encyclopedic and the recipes are of a uniformly good quality. I find the recipes more consistently good than Betty Crocker and consistently better than the Joy of Cooking. The only general purpose standard American cookbook that beats it for the taste of the food is James Beard (who unfortunately died of heart failure for a reason -- food tastes better with more butter, cream and sugar).
Of course, I actually own a couple of hundred cookbooks -- so I no longer use it every day. I tend to find a recipe here, a recipe there that I like (often a unique treat). But when someone requests something standard that I don't have a special favorite for, I always start here. And Thanksgiving would not be Thanksgiving without Fanny Farmer on the counter -- sweet potatoes with pineapple (sometimes) and pecans (always) and creamed onions. This book has some of the best recipes of Marion Cunningham's other classic The Breakfast Book (e.g., Dutch Babies) but not all (so buy both). As with all New England cooking, it excels at the finish (Indian pudding, every cake in the book and cookies -- lace in particular). Pies are also first rate (although I usually use the Norske Nook for pies -- the advantage of having more books). By the way, the recipes do go beyond traditional American, I just rarely try the "ethnic" ones since I usually have a specialized alternative.
The only negative about the book is the formatting. The recipes are written in one paragraph (steps are not broken out). This makes them compact (and allows more recipes in a book). But I find it too easy to skip a sentence and miss a step.
If you are looking for a general purpose, day in day out cookbook, you cannot go wrong here.
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