A review by blchandler9000
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion Cunningham
I have mixed feelings about this cookbook.
On the one hand, it is exhaustive and I often reference it when trying to do traditional things like roasting a turkey or baking a pie. On the other hand, it is not my favorite cookbook. It's almost too much to be exciting. My mother's copy is well-worn; I wish mine was, too. I really don't use it too often, and occasionally a recipe just doesn't taste good.
Normally, to consider a cookbook "read" on Goodreads, I follow a rule that I have to have looked at every recipe and tried at least 2 of them. When a cookbook has nearly 2,000 recipes, to have read every single one is a near impossibility. I have definitely cooked more than 2 recipes, though, since I bought the book—oh, how long ago was it? 15 years ago?—but never really felt comfortable with putting a review on here. I guess I finally lost my discomfort, yet still couldn't manage to figure out how I definitively felt about the book. I will leave it unstarred.
On the one hand, it is exhaustive and I often reference it when trying to do traditional things like roasting a turkey or baking a pie. On the other hand, it is not my favorite cookbook. It's almost too much to be exciting. My mother's copy is well-worn; I wish mine was, too. I really don't use it too often, and occasionally a recipe just doesn't taste good.
Normally, to consider a cookbook "read" on Goodreads, I follow a rule that I have to have looked at every recipe and tried at least 2 of them. When a cookbook has nearly 2,000 recipes, to have read every single one is a near impossibility. I have definitely cooked more than 2 recipes, though, since I bought the book—oh, how long ago was it? 15 years ago?—but never really felt comfortable with putting a review on here. I guess I finally lost my discomfort, yet still couldn't manage to figure out how I definitively felt about the book. I will leave it unstarred.