Reliable online cookbooks?

[dpcalder]

Obviously we should be leery of anything we find on the internet, but are there cookbooks available for free online that are universally celebrated and/or considered legitimate by the cooking community at large?

[Syzygies]

The modern German language is said to have been standardized by Martin Luther's translation of the bible, while holed up in Wartburg Castle, Eisenach. While I was standing in his "study", the barest of possible stone rooms with an astonishing view, an Italian communist politician explained to me the back story. Very amusing to hear it that way, his supporters were all about keeping the tithe in Germany that was going to the Vatican. Hey, follow the money.

So what book standardized the Italian language? La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiare bene by Pellegrino Artusi.

Reading the original Fanny Farmer cookbook, I was struck by exactly how much molasses my ancestors used. Here, I'm struck by the vast amounts of nutmeg used in this book. And I thought I had a problem with reflexively using black pepper (and Spanish red peppers).

[liuzhou]

Escoffier's "Le Guide Culinaire" seems to have a fairly good reputation. Available here in English translation.

Edited August 23, 2013 by liuzhou (log)