Great Recipes from the World’s Great Cooks Cookbook by Peggy Harvey, 1964. OUT of PRINT and HARD to FIND!!

Formerly titled The Horn of Plenty - An Anthology of Distinguished Recipes by a Connoisseur of Cookery. This is a famous cook’s selection of the finest recipes from the finest cookbooks she knows, together with a choice group of recipes from her own files.

These recipes are Peggy Harvey’s nominations for the best recipes created... from James Beard, Helen Evans Brown, the Chamberlain family, Craig Claiborne, Elizabeth David, Louis Diat, Fannie Farmer, Dione Lucas, Charlotte Turgeon, and many, many others. Interspersed among the anthology’s 286 recipes are Peggy Harvey’s own lively commentaries on her source books, their authors, and their tips on food preparation.

This recipe fiesta, containing as it does the best recipes from many well known cookbooks, plus Peggy Harvey’s inimitable touch as a guide and connoisseur, will be a welcome addition to any cookbook collection. Brook Trout Poached in Butter, Crème Fraiche, Stuffed Cucumbers, Celestial Shrimp with Walnuts, Orange Marmalade Souffle, Pork Chops Zingara, Swedish Lamb, Waterzooie Chicken, Creamed Tomatoes, Potato Pie, Stuffed Clams Union League, Chicken Jasmine, Mustard Greens Soup, Walnut Chicken, Chicken Calandria, June Platt’s Iced Plum Pudding and many more.

Interspersed among the anthology’s 286 recipes are Peggy Harvey’s own lively commentaries on her source books, their authors, and their tips on food preparation. This WONDERFUL cookbook, containing as it does the best recipes from many well known cookbooks, plus Peggy Harvey’s inimitable touch as guide and connoisseur, will be a welcome edition to any cookbook collection. Fascinating to read as well as to cook from!! A wonderful Vintage Collectible Cookbook. Yellow Hard Cover with no dust jacket. (it somehow got lost when packing up after photographind many items) Shows some page discoloration from age within this 280 page book. Cover some staining that does not show when book on book shelf for display. Condition otherwise is good for age.   

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