What's The Strangest Food Book in Your Collection?

[vogelap]

The strangest food book in my collection is easily the one written by Vincent Price and his wife.  I forget its title... A Treasury of Great Recipes perhaps?

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I've got that one too... It's over-the-top in presentation... The gold on the cover cracks me up. Has anyone tried any recipes from it? I particularly like seeing the menus and photos from the classic restaurants.

[HVRobinson]

The strangest food book in my collection is easily the one written by Vincent Price and his wife.  I forget its title... A Treasury of Great Recipes perhaps?

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I've got that one too... It's over-the-top in presentation... The gold on the cover cracks me up. Has anyone tried any recipes from it? I particularly like seeing the menus and photos from the classic restaurants.

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Wowzers. Yes, bride and I have it, use it on occasion, but have to throttle back on fat content. Even now--- most of the foods are too rich for us to eat-- we've made a few memorable dinner parties from it. And always show the short "Vincent" after dinner with port and cigars.

hvr

[vogelap]

The strangest food book in my collection is easily the one written by Vincent Price and his wife.  I forget its title... A Treasury of Great Recipes perhaps?

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I've got that one too... It's over-the-top in presentation... The gold on the cover cracks me up. Has anyone tried any recipes from it? I particularly like seeing the menus and photos from the classic restaurants.

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Wowzers. Yes, bride and I have it, use it on occasion, but have to throttle back on fat content. Even now--- most of the foods are too rich for us to eat-- we've made a few memorable dinner parties from it. And always show the short "Vincent" after dinner with port and cigars.

hvr

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Can you recall which of the recipes you've made from the book?

[_john]

Les Diners De Gala by Salvidor Dali

[Carolyn Tillie]

The strangest food book in my collection is easily the one written by Vincent Price and his wife.  I forget its title... A Treasury of Great Recipes perhaps?

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I've got that one too... It's over-the-top in presentation... The gold on the cover cracks me up. Has anyone tried any recipes from it? I particularly like seeing the menus and photos from the classic restaurants.

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Wowzers. Yes, bride and I have it, use it on occasion, but have to throttle back on fat content. Even now--- most of the foods are too rich for us to eat-- we've made a few memorable dinner parties from it. And always show the short "Vincent" after dinner with port and cigars.

hvr

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Can you recall which of the recipes you've made from the book?

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I've made the potted shrimp for (sorry, can't find the page #) the icebox cake (page 254), and the oatmeal lace cookies (page 307) - all lovely.

[Carolyn Tillie]

Les Diners De Gala by Salvidor Dali

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Here was my version, circa 1999.

[Dante]

Easy- same as I replied in the "Most Embarrassing Cookbook" thread-

The Doctor Who Cookbook

Sincerely,

Dante

[nakji]

"A Mormon Cookbook: Food, Facts & Friendship", which a friend bought for me in a gas station in Idaho. It contains recipes for "Apples slices and Peanut butter" (just that) and "Polygamist Potato Pancakes".

It's not really all that strange, I guess, but since I own a total of 4 cookbooks altogether (How To Cook Everything; a book of handwritten recipes from a Thai friend; a small Vietnamese cookbook, and A Mormon Cookbook) it kind of sticks out.

[BigboyDan]

Here's one that I received as a gift (jokingly given): "Endangered Species Cookbook", by Buck Peterson.

[HVRobinson]

Here's one that I received as a gift (jokingly given): "Endangered Species Cookbook", by Buck Peterson.

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So what's wrong with that? I love spotted owl. It tastes just like a cross between bald eagle and condor! Yumbola!

hvr

(gd&r)

[Kouign Aman]

I have a book that discusses the best way to raise pigeons for the table. Not entirely strange in its own right, but its the strangest one I have.

[moreace01]

Not necessarily strange, but amusing: Saucepans and the Single Girl - think Sex and the City guide to entertaining friends/men circa 1965. Apparently there was a reissue of it last year. It's cute (hey, it was a different time) and the recipes seem pretty reasonable (haven't ever tried them though). It's male counterpart, I forget the title but something about loves and meatloaf, isn't nearly as endearing.

I've also got a copy of the Vincent Price book. Love the padded copper cover and gold edged pages.