Post #761296 by tikiskip on Wed, Mar 23, 2016 8:14 AM

Can cook on the fly Mike and do most of the time but here are some of my favorite books I guess.
Have MANY more, mostly church and state fair type stuff as you know those old lady's are going to put their best in those.

Everybody has this one don't they?

The cooking bible.
Larousse Gastronomique has been the foremost resource of culinary knowledge since its initial publication in 1938. Long revered for its encyclopedic entries on everything from cooking techniques, ingredients, and recipes to equipment, food histories, and culinary biographies, it is the one book every professional chef and avid home cook must have on his or her kitchen shelf. In fact,
Julia Child once wrote, "If I were allowed only one reference book in my library, Larousse Gastronomique would be it, without question."

Great seafood in this one, AND stories of the old days at Lundy's.
(In its heyday Lundy's seated 2,800)great lobster bisque in this one!

Good for spice identification.