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Just picked this up for $1.99, it's a great window into the past and almost as good as another old CIA text I have called the Book of Buffets. This book is copyright 1964, and MUCH thinner than the current edition. That said, it devotes an entire 20 pages or so to the world of pastry! (oh how things have changed, pastry is now its own 600+ page book)
Just picked this up for $1.99, it's a great window into the past and almost as good as another old CIA text I have called the Book of Buffets. This book is copyright 1964, and MUCH thinner than the current edition. That said, it devotes and entire 20 pages or so to the world of pastry! (oh how things have changed, pastry is now its own 600+ page book)
