Search Results: Cookery from 100 POCKETS

Garden City, NY: Doubled & Company, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. Text/BRAND new & Bright. Collectible Vintage 1960 Edition; published w/o ISBN number. Illustrated red linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Dedicated cookery to hamburgers ---ground beef patties, in the kitchen or on outdoor grills --- a national dish of the United States. First copyright 1958; this is a printing of 1960. 365 recipes for every day of the year (except Leap Years). 187 pgs in 9 parts: Part 1, Sandwiches & Barbecues; 2, Meat Loaves; 3, Main Dishes; 4, Meat Balls; 5, Casseroles; 6, Italian Specialties; 7, Mexican Specialties; 8, Soups; and, 9, Sauces. Add your creations & expand days beyond those of conventional years.

Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1953. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Ruth McCrea (Illustrator). Text/Near New & Bright. Vintage 1953, Fist Edition, First Thus. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/light shelfwear & nips to edges. Vintage 1953 collection of canapes delights --- those small, finger-sized, decorative French hors d'oeuvre on a tiny piece of bread (at times toasted), puff pastry, or a cracker topped with savory temptations perfect for one bite. Ideal with cocktails hours between sips. 62 pgs w/color illustrations. Inspiring ideas.

Vista, CA: American Books, 1998. Hard Cover/Stitched. Near Fine/New. Koren Trygg (Photographer). Text/NEW & Bright w/gift inscription to first title page. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Monograph. Copy issued w/o ISBN; ISBN assigned subsequently. Delightful history of the afternoon tea, prized rituals, types of teas served w/attendant accessories & recipes. 47 pgs w/color photos in 11 chapters: 1, History of Tea Drinking; 2, A Word About High Tea; 3, Types of Tea; 4,The Perfect Pot of Tea; 5, Tea Accessories; 6, Cream Tea; 7, Formal Victorian Tea; 8, Garden Tea; 9, Children's Tea; 10, Country Picnic Tea; and 11, Holiday Tea.

Des Moines, IA: Meredith Corp, 1977. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips. Beef cookery from formal sit-down fare to outdoor barbecues. Tested recipes augmented with color photos. Text in 4 sectors: 1, Roasts to Remember; 2, Steaks for All Occasions; 3, Always-Popular Ground Beef; and 4, More-for-Your-Money Beef. Fine copy.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2007. 1st Edition 12th Printing. Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/Fine. Richard A. Houser (Illustrator). NEW & Collectible. Vintage 1954, First Edition, 12th Printing; first published 1942. Trace, light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block & hard cover front. Raised in Kentucky, trained as a biologist, celebrated novelist & poet Barbara Kingsolver (1955 - ) raised a family in Arizona. Written w/husband Steven L. Hopp, and daughter Camille Kingsolver. Memoir of a record of the family's full year w/naught but locally grown & raised foods gracing their table. 270 pgs in 20 chapters. Kingsolver says the book is a "story of good food", and humorously, might be considered the "Zorba Diet" --- the narrator in Nikos Kazantzakis' Zorba the Greek, who so craved cherries, he advises he be where cherries grow, and wait, with bowl in hand, when ripen, "eat cherries like they're going out of season". The… Read More

New York, NY: Banner Press, 1978. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW w/trace margin discoloration. Illustrated boards/Fine. PO initials strike-out to title page. 1978 Vintage cookery from Ralph's Grocery Co. Basic glossary of terms, basic use of the microwave & slow cookers precede recipes on Appetizers, Soups, and Sauces. Some recipes first published in The Family Home Cookbook and The American Peoples Cookbook. Intact fold-out coupon (1979) from Ralph's Supermarket (founded 1873, Los Angeles). 62 pgs. Rich cookery covering: 1, Appertizers Hors d'Oeuvres, Canapes & Cocktails); 2, Soups (Basic Soup Stocks, Clear Soups, Chowders, Cream Soups, Vegetable-Meat Soups); 3, Sauces, and Sauces (Gravies, Basic Sauces, Dessert Sauces).

New York, NY: Bantam, 1971. Reprint of 1971 . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/VG; Strong & sound with light wear. First published in 1958; this is a reprint of 1971. Vintage outdoor cookery covering a variety of cooking equipment --- advice on grilling, spit barbecuing, kebobs, hand grills, and cooking with pots and cans, supported by an array of tested recipes. Fine copy with a tired cover.

New York, NY: Clarkson Potter, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/New. Text/BRAND NEW. COLLECTIBLE. 1994 First Edition, First Printing. Indigo blue linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/Fine; cover photo of award-winning, Minnesota-born Finnish chef Beatrice Ojakangas, who has been seen on Julia Child and Martha Stewart TV shows, and inducted to the James Beard Award for Cookbook Hall of Fame, 2005. This comprehensive volume offers some 250 recipes of breads, cookies, cakes, pastries and other festive specialties, celebrating 21 annual holidays from spring to winter. Also ideas for a "cookie-swap party" as well as pointers on baking with children.

New York, NY: Bantam, 1977. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/faint margin discoloration. Vintage 1977 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated soft cover/VG; sound w/loss to lower front corner. Compilation of recipes gathered from the Far East, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand and islands of the South Pacific. A rich collection, recipes include "cooking" fish with fresh lime juice without heat.

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1979. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Vintage 1979, First Edition, First Printing. Softcover/VG; strong & sound w/edge rubs & light surface creasings. Gift inscription to first title page dated 1983. A primary resource & treasury of historical recipes that accompanied packaged, canned & boxed foods --- for instance the included "Ranchero Supper Stew" recipe is from a Lipton Onion Soup Mix of past days to which like products exist. 194 pgs in 9 parts: 1, Appetizers; 2, Main Dishes: Meat, Chicken & Fish; 3, Side Dishes: Vegetables, Potatoes, Beans, Pasta & Such; 4, Salads & Their Dressings; 5, All Manner of Breads; 6, The Very Best Pies; 7, Prize-Winning Cakes; 8, A Variety of Desserts; and 9, Cookies & Candies, followed by Index.

New York, NY: Better Homes and Gardends/Meredith Corp, 1970. First Edition, 5th Printing, 1972 5th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1972, First Edition, 5th Printing. Illustrated boards/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips. Yellow endpapers. Issued w/o ISBN; ISBN subsequently assigned. Cookery devoted to healthy, tasty, low calorie meals, and, to avoid "crash diets". Slimming recipes from appetizers to desserts, for one to large parties. 96 pgs. in 4 parts w/color photos: Part I, Calorie-Trimmed Recipes; II, Calorie-Planned Menus; III, Low-Calorie Entertaining; and IV, Maintaining Your Weight.

New York, NY: Better Homes and Gardens Books/Meredith, 1973. Special Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/Near New & Bright w/two folded corner tips. Vintage 1973, Special Edition, 2nd Printing. Illustrated (photo of fondue) boards/VG; sound with surface soiling. DJ/None as Issued. First published 1970; this is the 2nd Printing of the 1973 Special Edition Series of Encyclopedia of Cooking, Volume 1 (of a full set of 20 volumes). Contents topically arranged alphabetically --- this Volume I, in 128 pgs., covers entries "A" (for Abalone) through "B" (for Bacon"). 128 pgs w/color photos.

Los Angeles, CA: HPBooks/Price Stern Sloan, 1994. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Ken Field (Photographer). BRAND NEW & Collectible. 1994 First Edition, 1st Printing. Softcover/Fine. Cookery of stir-fry dishes --- an ancient Chinese technique (similar to Western sautéing) dating from days when one non-adjustable open flame, and one cooking pot fed entire, extended families. Foods, swiftly cooked on high heat, sealed in flavor, texture & color; the technique spread to other parts of Asia and the West. 120 pgs w/color photos; some 100 recipes in 9 chapters: 1, Introduction; 2, Cooking in a Wok; 3, Stir-Fry Ingredients; 4, Fish & Shellfish Dishes; 5, Poultry Dishes; 6, Meat Dishes; 7, Stir-Fry Vegetables; 8, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, and 9, Desserts.

New York, NY: Vintage Books/Random House, 1980. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW. Remainder mark to lower text block. Softcover/NF w/trace edge wear. Latin American cuisine. Winner of the 1979 Tastemaker Award. Authored by British food writer Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz (1915 - 2003). Some recipes first published in House & Garden & Gourmet magazines. 500 recipes showing cultural blending of Spanish, Portuguese, African & Middle Eastern culinary arts w/indigenous cookery of the Maya, Aztec & Inca civilizations. 357 pgs, introduction to ingredients precedes 10 chapters: 1, Hors d'Oeuvres & Appetizers (Entremeses); 2, Soups (Sopas); 3, Fish & Shellfish (Pescados y Mariscos); 4, Meats (Carnes); 5, Poultry (Aves); 6, Substantial Dishes (Platillos Fuertes); 7, Vegetables & Salads (Verduras y Ensaladas); 8, Breads & Desserts (Panes y Postres); 9, Sauces (Salsas); and 10, Drinks (Bebidas).

San Francisco, CA: 101 Productions, 1972. First Edition, 4th Printing, 1973 . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Holly Zap (Illustrator). Text/Trace soiling to pg 15, else As New. Softcover/VG; sound w/light edge & surface wear, and showing discoloration. After years of serious interest in foods, author Jeanne Jones was, herself, diagnosed diabetic. This cookery is born from her months of cooking, tasting, and meticulously weighing & measuring of foods for her own health. Prefatory exposition on the Exchange Diet Program --- sytems of grouping foods according to amounts of carbohydrate, protein, fat & calories, and, how to interchange them when in restaurants or dining at homes of friends. Recipes grouped in 11 sectors: 1, Stocks, Bouillons, Consommés and Soups; 2, Gravies, Sauces and Salad Dressings; 3, Salads; 4, Egg & Cheese Dishes; 5, Fish and Seafood; 6, Meat and Poultry; 7, Breads, Pancakes & Such; 8, Vegetables; 9, Sweets & Desserts; 10, Beverages; and 11,… Read More

Camden, NJ: Campbell Soup Company, 1985. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Spiral. Near Fine/None as Issued. William R. Houssell (Photographer). Text/Near New w/trace soiling & marginalia to pg 54. Spiral bound soft cover/NF w/light soiling to lower front corner. 1985 Collection of kitchen tested recipes using Campbell's canned soups. 96 pgs, w/color photos, covering: 1, Appetizers; 2, Soups; 3, Main Dishes; 4, Accompaniments; 5, Salads & Dressings; 6, Sauces; and 7, Soup Surprises, followed by Index. Strong copy despite flaws.

New York, NY: Hastings House, 1961. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Very Good. Samuel Chamberlain (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW. Vintage 1961 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated blue linen boards/NF. DJ/VG; Strong & sound w/rubs to all leading edges, and nips, chips, closed tears to upper edges & loss to upper spine. Cookery of prize American recipes collected from these United States. Recipes gathered by mother & daughter team , Narcissa G. and Narcisse Chamberlain, enhanced w/photographs from husband & father, Samuel Chamberlain, and augmented by archival photos.

Livingston, CA: Foster Farms. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Publication date unstated. Chicken cookery from Foster Farms, Livingston, CA. Stapled, illustrated orange softcover/NF, showing faint spine discoloration & trace shelfwear. Trim 28-page booklet; 18 recipes organized to coordinate with parts of the chicken and whole body birds, baking hens & young turkeys. LAID-IN: Convenient Safeway oven chart for roasting turkey, chicken, capon, duck & goose of differing weights.

Milwaukee, WI: Ideal Publications, 1976. First Edition, First Printing . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. NEW COPY w/trace wear to stapled softcover. 1976 First Edition. Delightful assembly of time-tested recipes for presents to others as gifts from the home, whether in jars, boxed, or on a platter. 64 pgs w/color & b/w photos. How about Grape Wine from 3 cans of frozen grape juice, 5 cups of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of yeast, and 21 days for seasoning? Book has Christmas in mind, but gifts of candies, cookies, fudge, glazed nuts, cakes, and wine are surely perfect throughout the year.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: M. Evans & Co, 1969. BOMC/Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book Club Edition. Text/BRAND NEW. Rose beige board/NF. DJ/VG; clean & strong w/rubs, nips, chips, closed tears & losses to edges & rubs to surfaces. Published w/o ISBN; ISBN subsequently assigned. Over 300 cookie recipes for daily pleasure as well as festive occasions. Visually pleasant format, arranged by pastry types, and agumented by b/w photos. Culmination of a life time of experimentation by husband and wife pastry chefs whose professional life includes Europe and the U.S. John Zenker was called upon to design and bake President John F. Kennedy's 44th birthday cake in 1961. Fine copy.