FIRST PAGE: Joy of Cooking Vol 2 The All-Purpose Cookbook by Irma Rombauer & Marion Rombauer Becker, Signet, 1974.

Joy of Cooking Vol 2 The All-Purpose Cookbook by Rombauer & Becker Vin – Monster Books and Items

SYNOPSIS:

Appetizers, Desserts & Baked Goods

Over 4,300 Recipes, 1,200 New Recipes, New Illustrations

The Cookbook You Will Use Forever

Entertaining * Menus * Drinks * Canapes and Tea Sandwiches * Hors d'Oeuvre * Fruits * Pancakes, Waffles, Croquettes and Fritters * Know Your Ingredients * Yeast and Quick Breads and Coffee Cakes * Pies, Pastes and Filled Pastries * Cakes, Cup Cakes, Torten and Filled Cakes * Cookies and Bars * Icings, Toppings and Glazes * Desserts * Dessert Sauces * Ice Creams, Ices and Frozen Desserts * Candies and Confections * The Foods We Keep * Canning, Salting and Smoking * Freezing * Jellies, Jams, Preserves and Marmalades * Pickles and Relishes

SAMPLE RECIPE:

Coffee Fudge

[About 1 Pound]

Bring to a boil in a large, heavy pan:

1 cup strong coffee

Remove from heat and stir in until dissolved:

2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon cream

1 tablespoon butter

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Cook these ingredients quickly, stirring them constantly until they boil. 

Cover and cook for about 3 minutes until the steam washes down any crystals which may have formed on the sides of the pan.

Uncover and cook over moderate heat to 238 degrees. Remove from heat. Cool to 110 degrees. Add:

1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Beat until the mixture begins to harden. Add:

1 cup broken pecan or hickory nuts

Pour onto a buttered surface. Permit the candy to cool and harden before cutting into squares.

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Joy of Cooking Vol 2 The All-Purpose Cookbook by Rombauer & Becker Vin – Monster Books and Items