Very basic basics?

[bigbuns]

Every new, young bride in my family (I have 26 cousins and each one of them, except for my family, seem to each have 5 kids) will get a Fannie Farmer cookbook at the shower. Not the newer ones....we usually search for one published around 1960 - can get them pretty cheap on ebay. The reason is they list their recipes differently from most cookbooks. It really is step-by-step, for example:

Cream together:
2 cups butter
1 cup sugarMix in a separate bowl:
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Add to creamed mixture and blend well.
Then add:
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts
Mix well.

Instead of having to keep going back to the ingredients list, which is usually at the top of the recipe, it lists the ingredients in bold type as you go along. This helps to eliminate skipped steps. This book even has such basics as how to boil water for tea! Even after all these years, and with over 400 cookbooks, when I go to make something new, I always pick up my 1961 FF first.

I believe they also have a large-type version. Have fun cooking. Home cooking should be creative and enjoyable. Sometimes mistakes turn out to be a great new recipe!

[bigbuns]

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