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    I can't really cook EVERYTHING!

    — it’s become such a standard meal that I don’t look back anymore... I made blueberry pancakes out of there Sunday (I really did get rid of Fannie Farmer for Bittman) Did the yogurt variation, and added lemon...

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    Belgian waffle iron inquiry (must buy for Christmas) HELP!

    edition of the Fannie Farmer Cookbook is the easiest, but there are myriad lovelies in the Everyone Eats Well In Belgium cookbook...), because once you do that, you will never want any other type of waffle again. Make the batter...

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    what makes a fish chowder top notch?

    Here is a classic version of a recipe, from the 1918 Fannie Farmer Cookbook Link: http://www.bartleby.com/87/r0317.html

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    Make-ahead biscuits for strawberry shortcake?

    You were—but then, you weren’t. I got so far behind yesterday that I ended up making the biscuits just a couple of hours before dinner. I used a recipe from Fannie Farmer and subbed whole wheat pastry flour for 1/2...

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    Coconut Advice!!!!!!

    I seem to remember that Fannie Farmer has you pierce and drain, then cook in hot oven. Then it’s easier to open and the flesh (which still tastes fresh and raw) easily separates from the hull. Of course that’s to make...

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    German Chocolate Cake recipe

    This one’s from Fannie Farmer (the 1990 Marion Cunningham edition), paraphrased. It is a favorite by us. 4 oz Baker’s German’s sweet chocolate 1/2 c boiling water 1 c butter or marg. 4 eggs, separated 1 tsp vanilla 2...

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    lard vs. lard

    lard in a standard lard-based pastry recipe (Fanny Farmer Baking Book has a good one) and just adjust the proportions so it “feels” right. It may take a couple of times, but I think the pastry which results will be...

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    Sponge Candy

    Yes, yes, I do remember eating this – chocolate covered – in Buffalo in the mid-60’s and loved it. I think we even got it at Fanny Farmer - but when I asked in Boston FF – the reply was - "no, we...

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    LSide Dish Suggestion

    Rice pilaf might be nice. And you can make it special by adding some dried cherries or almonds or mandarine segments, etc. Any simple cookbook (“Joy”; “How to Cook Everthing”; "Fannie Farmer", et. al.)...

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    Doctoring Old Favorite Convenience Foods for Thanksgiving

    keeping very basic, probably from Fanny Farmer. I will also get a really good bottle of wine for after dinner, “after” as in when everyone goes home. Link:...

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    Bay Area James Beard award winners

    ). And one of five restaurants honored as “America's Classics” was Duarte’s Tavern in Pescadero. A couple other local angles: Marion Cunningham (the revised "Fannie Farmer Cookbook") won the foundation’s...

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    cheesecake and snickerdoodle recipes

    a week. But, yes, they can be frozen. They freeze well. Re: the baking powder substitution for soda and cream of tarter – sorry, I don’t know. Maybe someone else does. Or “Joy of Cooking”, “American's...

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    candy making books

    primarily geared to a professional audience. Basic books like Joy of Cooking and Fannie Farmer have acceptable candy sections, but not great. There are other texts out there geared to professional candy makers that might be useful,...

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    Turkey Stuffed with a Rabbit and Steak Smothered with Chops

    the one I often turn to for basics, the 1949 edition of Fannie Farmer. (all must be whole, skin on, boned for the preparation to work, it seems). Never had the inclination to try making it, though. Gabriel

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    Gift idea: looking for a good cookbook for my son [Moved from General Topics board]

    I am an Ohioan, but am not really a “Joy” fan. Although Julia Child had several editions, so.... My favorite is Marion Cunningham’s "Fannie Farmer Cookbook". It’s still where I go when I really need to know...

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