Joy of Cooking (75th Anniversary Edition; 2006)

Since you gave the book a good review, you should put a link to the book in the article; I don't see any.

I can't believe I forgot to link to the books. I put in links to both the 2006 edition and the 1997 edition (don't buy this one, just look at the picture to help you identify if you own it...) into the article.

75th Anniversary Joy of Cooking (2006)
The All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking (1997)

I have a spiral-bound facsimile edition of the '75 version. It's worth noting that the '97 version crappy typography was another gratuitous change, and that the 2006 typography seems a reinterpretation of the better '75 version.

Great article. Do you know where I can buy the 1975 edition? I actually have one, but it is falling apart and some pages are missing.

http://product.half.ebay.com/Joy-of-Cooking_W0QQprZ13156QQtgZinfo

Try that link...

Dominic
the zen kitchen

I suggest that all check out the website for the JOY family www.thejoykitchen.com. It has a great review of JOY history, recipes, a forum and much more.

My wife and I got Joy of Cooking as a wedding gift (quite a few years ago now), and it's always been a great help. The peanut butter cookie recipe is perfect! I still remember that it says something like, "For those who dote on peanut butter cookies...." That's me!

I recently purchased the new edition of Joy of Cooking. Getting somewhat sick of most typical cookbooks which, while good, tend to present very specific versions of recipes. A simple beef stew? Nah the typical cookbook gives you beef stew with glazed carrots and ginger (okay not really, that sounds not so tasty). I haven't actually had a chance to make anything from Joy of Cooking yet but reading through it, it seems to provide plenty of 'general' recipes. Recipes that are simple enough to provide a cook with a base recipe that can easily be customized once the basic recipe is understood. Yeah. I'm going to keep this one handy.

We have had the Joy of Cooking for a long time. It is a touchstone of cookbooks. A standard reference. I reccomend it to anyone who wants to learn to cook from scratch. I have made many things from its pages, and have never been disappointed.

Wow, by coincidence I have started to buy organiy meat from a nearby Bavarian farm, and the lady who runs it is American who has been in Germany since 1953. She lent me her original 1954 edition which I fin fascinating. Although a Brit I find many recipes in common with us in Britain so am reading lots of it at the moment.

Any suggestion on where to find a cookbook stand that can hold this monster? I'm tired of propping it up in an unused loaf pan (and spattering on the pages)...

Regarding the stand, I always make a copy of the recipe before I create the dish. I am fortunate to have a photo copied printer at home, so it is easy enough to stick a magazine or book on the machine and copy the recipe.

For those of you who DOTE on peanut butter cookies....try these rich and crumbly ones! THE best p.b. cookies ever and so many great American recipes. So many of my old cookbooks went out of fashion but not this one!

I found a neat design for a kitchen bookholder - mine is wood, but the design is essentially the same as:

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/cabinet-fold-down-acrylic-cookbook-rack

if your layout permits a "good spot" it a boon - works for JOC - but the "oversized" formats don't fit on the platform.