Comments on: Ode to Joy

By: The Boomer Chronicles » Blog Archive » The Cookbook That Wouldn’t Die

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:22:49 +0000

[...] A friend of mine recently held a really fun party. She loves to cook, and because the classic Joy of Cooking recently marked its 75th anniversary, she invited 15 friends to each select a dish from the book, make it, and bring it to her house. What a great time we had! [...]

By: Stella

Stella — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:35:23 +0000

You’ve transported me back in time to a world I never lived in, but feel like I did.

By: PB

PB — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:06:28 +0000

This is a great post. I don’t really cook, but when I do, I eschew Mark’s latest Bittman or Green or even his new “Joy” (he has a new and old) and go straight for “Joy” of butter, flour and sugar with pride. Cooking “lite” indeed.

By: J-man

J-man — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:06:25 +0000

In the spirit of full disclosure, I don’t advocate gun ownership, nor could I bring myself to shoot, much less eat, one of those cute little animals. When the big one hits, you’ll probably find me, pale and wan by the side of the road, foraging for nuts and berries. And I’ll probably have named all the little woodland creatures and will be attempting to dress them in actual jammies.

By: bryan

bryan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:19:15 +0000

pandora’s husband, mark, always had a copy of the Old Joy on hand, and did indeed use it to teach me how to measure a jigger. (That and the fact that the top of blender lids often hold a jigger.) We also reviewed the Game section carefully and wondered why, oh why, they dropped the squirrels and possums from the new version.

i do like the new version a bit, though it’s cleaned up and gentrified, with all its whole foods market ingredients and such. but your post made me want to go ebay an old version for when i want to keep it traditional. thanks!