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Gourmet's Old Vienna Cookbook: A Viennese Memoir
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634 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1959
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February 13, 2016
A very impressive book. The combination of well-written recipes, the author’s memories, a copious number of very beautiful pen & ink illustrations, and dishes photographed as though they really have just come out of the oven (i.e. no intervention by a stylist) is extraordinarily well executed. I’m not an expert on Austrian cooking, let alone Viennese cooking, but this looks like a pretty comprehensive collection.
This is not a book for the beginner, because a knowledge of cooking techniques and basic recipes is assumed ; but as an experienced cook I prefer that presentation; because it’s quicker to read and act on! My only wish (as every with American cookbook, I own) is that for the 21st century the USA would discover the ease and precision of weighing ingredients instead of measuring them by volume. I can see the advantage to the early pioneers on the Oregon Trail, of using cup measures. But surely we’re past that now?
This is not a book for the beginner, because a knowledge of cooking techniques and basic recipes is assumed ; but as an experienced cook I prefer that presentation; because it’s quicker to read and act on! My only wish (as every with American cookbook, I own) is that for the 21st century the USA would discover the ease and precision of weighing ingredients instead of measuring them by volume. I can see the advantage to the early pioneers on the Oregon Trail, of using cup measures. But surely we’re past that now?
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