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Condition Legend:

Excellent = Little or no visual wear.

Very Good = All quite readable and clean. May have slight areas of marking, yellowing, worn edges, etc.

Good = All quite readable and clean. Some pages may have faults, be worn, yellowing, binding loose, water marks, etc. In many cases the harder to source copies.

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Book Sizes: All sizes in centimetres. h = height. w = width. t = thickness

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Cider Vinegar by Cyril Scott (Paperback)

Sizes: 40 pages, h 18 cm, w 12 cm, t 0.8 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: During the last few years some impressive articles appeared in "The Medical World" USA, by Dr D.C. Jarvis of Barre, Vermont, in which he drew attention to the highly valuable properties contained in cider vinegar. This booklet includes many uses of cider vinegar such as treatment for joints, vertigo, twitchings, nettle rash, dandruff, eczema, etc.  Published 1950?

Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook edited by Clare S. Davidow and Ann Goodman (Paperback)

Sizes: 64 pages, h 21.5 cm, w 14 cm, t 0.5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: The Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook of fine old recipes has been compiled from tried and true tested recipes made famous and handed down by the early Dutch settlers in Pennsylvania. Over 150 recipes.  Published 1983.

Price: $16.00 + Postage & Handling

Both Books. Single Book Postage & Handling. 

Clock Watchers' Cookbook by Anne Dare

Sizes: 83 pages, h 25 cm, w 19 cm, t 1.5 cm. Condition: Good. (Some wear on loose cover). Comments: One eye on the clock and a meal to prepare? This situation often detracts from the enjoyment of cooking, as well as the enjoyment of eating a meal. With this in mind, Anne Dare conceived the idea of a book of recipes to meet the needs of those whose time is at a premium. Sections include early bird cookery, mid week meals and snacks, stop the clock cookery, I hate washing up, be prepared for your guests, crisis cookery, etc. Published 1973.

The Master Book of Soups by Henry Smith

Sizes: 232 pages, h 21 cm, w 14 cm, t 2.5 cm. Condition: Good. (Book showing its age of over 60 years old. Some water marks on cover.) Comments: Truly a collector's cook book featuring a thousand and one titles and recipes including the service and garnishing of soups, purees, fish soups, bisques, thick soups, potages, cream soups, cleared soups, broths, etc.  Published 1940-50.

Price: $25.00 + Postage & Handling +

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Chinese Cooking for Pleasure by Helen Burke in collaboration with Fu Tong

Sizes:  155 pages, h 28.5 cm, w 21 cm, w 2 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "To taste Chinese food is to fall in love with it. Chinese restaurants seem to spring up overnight - from Bangkok to Birmingham to New York - with resounding success - and no wonder - for there is something about Chinese cooking, a subtlety, distinction and difference which has great appeal to western palates.  If you are already devoted to Chinese food you will love to experiment with Cantonese duck, sweet and sour trout and rice sticks with chow chow. Even beginners will find no difficulties in preparing such crunchy delicacies as pancake rolls or crispy noodles with chicken". Over 300 recipes with colour and black and white plates throughout. Published 1968.

Price: $18.00 + Postage & Handling. *

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A-Z Cookery in Colour by Marguerite Patten

Sizes: 80 pages, h 26 cm, w 19 cm, t 1.5 cm. Condition: Good (a little bit worn). Comments: Recipes include devilled rabbit, Chinese prawns with bacon, southern pork casserole, pizza, dixie salad, danish platter, rich scones, strawberry shortcake ring. Includes a chart for calorie values.

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Cordon Bleu Cookery - Rosemary Hume and Muriel Downes

Sizes: 284 pages, h 30.5 cm, w 23cm, t 2.5cm. Condition: Good.  Comments: Rosemary Hume and Muriel Downes are the principals of the London Cordon Bleu Cookery School. They have made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of culinary standards, and their school is famous throughout the world for its haute cuisine. The Cordon Bleu Cookery Book is without rival. Over 500 recipes and over 200 colour illustrations make this book a must buy. Published 1976.

Price: $22.00 + Postage & Handling. *

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Sunset Cookbook of Breads

Sizes: 96 pages, h 27cm, w 21cm, w .8cm. Condition: Good  (paperback). Comments: For lovers of home made bread this simple old recipe book is must. Over 150 recipes from yeast bread to fruit breads. Published 1974.

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Chinese Cooking for Pleasure by Helen Burke

Sizes: 154 pages, h 28.5 cm, w 21 cm, t 1.75 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: Over 450 recipes including colour plates. Published 1965.

Price: $20 + Postage & Handling *

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Casseroles, Stews and Hotpots from Bay Books

Sizes: 96 pages, h 28cm, w 21cm, t .8cm. Condition: Excellent (paperback). Comments: "Casseroles, stews and hot pots-easy to make and delicious to eat-provide the perfect answer for many occasions, from family meals to special dinner parties. Meat, poultry, fish or vegetables can be used as the basis for these three slightly different types of cooking." Over 130 delicious recipes with colour plates throughout the book. Published 1984

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Cooking for Compliments by Ruth Morgan

Sizes: 208 pages, h 20 cm, w 23 cm, t 2 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: From beginners basic to true chef's standard, here are hundreds of mouth-watering recipes, presented by Ruth Morgan, cookery editor of Woman. Plus all the tips and all the know-how about the preparation of food. Published 1968.

Price: $19.00 + Postage & Handling. *

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Sunset Cookbook of Breads

Sizes: 96 pages, h 27cm, w 21cm, w .8cm. Condition: Good  (paperback). Comments: For lovers of home made bread this simple old recipe book is must. Over 150 recipes from yeast bread to fruit breads. Published 1974.

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The Big Beautiful Book of Hors D'oeuvres by Julia Weinberg

Sizes: 176 pages, h 26 cm, w 21 cm, t 2 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "Julia Weinberg has done it again! The author of Butterick's bestselling Gourmet Bouquet has scored another culinary triumph with this fabulous array of delectable appetisers. Here are step by step recipes for more than 150 tantalising appetisers, lavishly illustrated with line drawings and special full colour pages". Published 1980.

Price: $15.00 + Postage & Handling. *

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Pasta by Anne Ager

Sizes: 80 pages, h 21 cm, w 22 cm, t 0.8 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "The origins of pasta are steeped in myth and legend and there is much controversy as to where it actually originated. Some people believe that the Arabs introduced pasta to the Island of Sicily during the 12th century ...... " Nearly 200 recipes. Published 1984.

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Robert Carrier Cooking for You

Sizes: 160 pages. h 30cm, w 22.5, t 1.8cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "To millions of people all over the world the name of Robert Carrier is synonymous with great food. At the top of everyone of the 260 recipes in the book is a superb colour photograph to show you how the finished dish should look". First Published 1973.

Price: $15.00 + Postage & Handling. *

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Fresh Italian & Modern Mexican from LATINA

Sizes: 64 pages, h 30cm, w 21.5cm, t .5cm. Condition: Excellent (paperback) Comments: A classy publication from LATINA products with fresh and casual meal ideas to make Mexican easy and discover fresh and contemporary ideas with LATINA. Over 50 modern recipes for today's kitchen. Published: 2003

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The Scottish and Irish Baking Book by Margaret Bates

Sizes: 195 pages, h 24 cm, w 18 cm, t 2.2 cm. Condition: Very Good (normal wear and tear on dust cover only). Comments: "An entertaining mixture of the practical and the whimsical makes this book a fascinating source of reference for anyone who cooks". "Useful and delightful cookbook ... Margaret Bates writes wittily and with authority" Scottish Daily Express. "... must be the best value for money in any bookshop today" Sunday Press Dublin.  "... one of the most tempting books ... She writes with the simple enthusiam of anyone's mother..." The Guardian. Includes  good scone recipes, Irish specialties, hints for success, Victoria sandwich, fruit cakes, shortbread, orange biscuits, coffee cakes etc. Published 1965.

Price: $25.00 + Postage & Handling. +

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The No Time to Cook Book

Sizes: 96 pages, h 31 cm, w 23.5 cm, t 1.5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: Stir up a meal in minutes, super sides and great beginnings, healthy lifestyles, eat in or take away, dinner and dash, etc. Published 1992.

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French and Gourmet Cooking by Catherine Dorchety

Sizes: 112 pages, h 23.5 cm, w 17 cm, t 1.4 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "Every country can lay claim to some culinary specialties; but in France cooking is rated amongst the great arts, and it has been truly said that there is nothing else in the world quite like a good French meal."  Over 200 recipes including Beef Wellington, pickled grapes, chicken croquettes, onion tart, mornay sauce, stuffed haddock, tomato sauce, walnut cake, etc. Published 1974.

Price: $20 + Postage & Handling *

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Jarlsberg Delights from Norwegian Dairies

Sizes: 78 pages, h 21.5cm, w 20cm, t 1cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "This book of recipes all with JARLSBERG cheese as a major ingredient, is designed to encourage the wider use of nourishing JARLSBERG cheese in the family diet. We wish you "Bon appetit" good luck in experimenting with the recipes, and enjoyment of the end results" Over 60 professionally scripted recipes with colour plates throughout the book. Published: 1986

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Good Housekeeping Home Freezer Cookbook compiled by Good Housekeeping Institute, London

Sizes: 240 pages, h 25.5 cm, w 18 cm, t 2.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "In this all you need to know about freezing book, good housekeeping meets the ever increased demand for reliable information. Once again the experience of the Good Housekeeping Institute has been used to give you really practical advice and double tested recipes". Includes cooking for the freezer, what you need to know about freezing. What you need to know about freezers plus hundreds of recipes. Published 1972.

Price: $25.00 + Postage and Handling +

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Hamlyn's All Colour Book of Casserole Cookery

Sizes: 63 pages, h 29 cm, w 21.5 cm, t 1.3 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Casseroles may be made with fish, beef, lamb, pork, etc. Recipes for all of these are given in this book. Published 1977.

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What's Cooking - various authors.

Sizes: 509 pages, h 28.5 cm, w 24 cm, t 3.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "What's Cooking is filled to the brim with ideas that will invite you to put your creative skills to the test". Over 2,000 recipes with more than 800 full colour photographs. Superb cook book. Published 1990 (Canada).

Price: $35.00 + $9.50 Postage & Handling.+

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The Colour Book of Freezer Cooker by Mary Berry

Sizes: 93 pages, h 27 cm, w 19 cm, t 1.8 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "All you need to know about freezing fresh food plus a wide selection of dishes to cook for the freezer. Over 200 recipes with sections for weights and measures, how to use your freezer, from fresh to frozen, etc. Published 1977.

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The Johnnie Walker Cookbook

Sizes: 240 pages, h n28.5 cm, w 21 cm, t 2.5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "This cookbook takes you around the world on a culinary adventure with Johnnie Walker, restaurateur, gourmet and Sun Herald wine and food columnist. Recipes range from simple, exquisite regional dishes to more complicated exotic fare..... with more than 300 recipes this book provides something new for both the beginner and the advanced cook to explore". Include many full page colour plates. Published: 1972

Price $23.00 + $10 Postage and Handling +

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Chinese Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon (Semi-hardback)

Sizes: 136 pages, h 22 cm, w 14.5 cm, t 1.4 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "The cuisine of China is acknowledged as one of the world's greatest, yet Chinese food is extremely simple to cook". Over 300 recipes plus a metric guide, oven temperature guide, utensils for chinese cooking, etc. Published 1973.

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The International Cookbook

Sizes: 340 pages, h 30 cm, w 23 cm, t 2.5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "This dip in miscellany of recipes has something for everyone, whether you have a taste for the exotic or simply want to experiment with regional dishes". Soups and starters, midweek surprises, workday treats, back to basics, weekend specials, typical Swiss suppers, discovering mushrooms, etc. Hundreds of recipes and colour photographs.  Published 1984.

Price: $19.00 + $9.50 Postage & Handling.+

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Family Favourites by Marguerite Patten

Sizes: 135 pages, h 24 cm, w 17 cm, t 1.56 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "Over 100 recipes for practical and imaginative dishes for the family. There are soups, main dishes, vegetable and cheese dishes, desserts, cakes and ideas for quick snacks and drinks". Includes 32 full colour photographs. Published 1973.

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The Complete Encyclopedia of Home Freezing by General Editor Jeni Wright

Sizes: 256 pages, h 31cm, w 22.5, t 3cm. Condition: Very good. Comments: Large book packed with information covering all types of home freezing with freezing facts, know how, hundreds of recipes, baked goods and family treats, etc. Published: 1977

Price: $19.00 + Postage and Handling. +

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Weightwatchers Fast and Fabulous Cookbook by Jean Nidetch

Sizes: 128 pages, h 28.5cm, w 22.5cm, t 1.3cm. Condition very good. Comments: Official WeightWatcher's recipe book with recipes for simple frypan specials, cocktail quickies, magic in minutes, meal mates, good lookin cookin, and many more. Published 1984

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Good Housekeeping Freezer Recipes

Sizes: 256 pages, h 25 cm, w 18 cm, t 2.5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: Contains over 600 recipes that take the best possible advantage of the convenience and economy of the freezer. Full instructions are included for packaging, thawing and reheating so there is no need for guesswork. Published 1974.

Price: $18.00 + Postage and Handling +

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Casseroles by Judith Cooper

Sizes: 112 pages, h 24cm, w 17cm, t 1.3cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Includes metric conversion table, recipes for seafood, lamb, poultry, veal, etc. Nice colour plates included. Published: 1973.

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Microwave Cooking by Cecilia Norman

Sizes: 160 pages, h 28.5cm, w 22.5cm, t 1.5cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "Microwave Cooking is simply not another recipes book - it is packed with information to enable you to take full advantage of this modern cooking technique". Includes over 250 kitchen tested recipes. Published: 1979

Price$16.00 + Postage and Handling. +

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Good Cooking for Two by Isabelle James

Sizes: 65 pages, h 29.5cm, w 22.5cm, t 1.5cm. Condition: very good. Comments: Recipes for picnics, leftovers, Sunday Brunch, weight watchers,

suppers, dead broke dinners, etc. Published 1973.

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The Complete Book of Curries by Harvey Day

Sizes: 254 pages, h 24 cm, w 18 cm, t 2.75 cm. Condition: Very Good (normal wear and tear on dust cover only). Comments: "This volume presents over 300 recipes for exotic dishes, hot, mild and mellow, to bring the excitement of eastern food within the range of every discerning cook. Truly a collectible international recipe book". Published 1970.

Price: $19.00 + Postage & Handling.+

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100 High Fibre Dishes Edited by Jenni Taylor

Sizes: 64 pages, h 27cm, 18 cm, t 1 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Includes breakfast and brunch dishes, vegetarian, lunches and suppers, puddings and deserts, cakes and biscuits, savoury breads, pastries and pies, high fibre salads, etc. Very handy small book. Published: 1984.

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Polyunsaturated Cookery as Recommended by The National Heart Foundation of Australia

Sizes: 206 pages, h28 cm, w 21.5 cm, t 2 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "Over 300 hundred recipes compiled by leading dieticians, kitchen tested by food technologists and then double checked by The Heart Foundation's own experts to ensure that they can be used in a diet aimed at reducing blood levels" Full page colour plates with excellently set out recipes. Published: 1974

Price $15.00 + Postage and Handling +

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Deep Freeze Cooking by Layla Morris

Sizes: 112 pages, h 23.5cm, w 17cm, t 1.3cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Includes metric conversion, packing and storing, freezing and thawing. Recipes for veges, fruit, appetizers, soups, meat, etc and lovely colour plates. Published: 1974.

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Popular French Cookery by Mary Berry

Sizes: 127 pages, h 23.5 cm, w 17 cm, t 1.5 cm. Condition: Good. Comments: "There is a tendency to confuse French cooking with elaborate cooking. Many a sound cook has shrunk from tackling French dishes for fear as the recipe progresses from one complicated step to the next they will lose their way and the final result will be a disaster. ... yet nothing could be further from the truth..." Includes weights and measures, vegetables and salads, cakes and pastries, desserts, etc. Published 1972.

Price: $15 + Postage & Handling *

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Classic Cooking Made Easy

Sizes: 119 pages, h 28.5 cm, w 21.5 cm, t 1.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Classic recipes for vegetables, deserts, fish, soups, salads and first courses, meat and poultry, game, sides dishes and more plus dozens of colour plates and menu ideas. Published: 1985

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The Book of Microwave Cooking by Sonia Allison

Sizes: 128 pages, h 27.5cm, w 21cm, t 1.5cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: : "Microwave cookers- what can they do for you? Far more than you think, once you know how to use them." Includes introduction to cooking, making snacks, preserves, handy hints, soups, starters, defrosting, lots more. Published: 1978

Price:$15.00 + Postage and Handling +

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The Night Before Cookery by Anne Marshall

Sizes: 93 pages, h 27cm, w 19.5cm, 1.75cm. Condition: very good. Comments: A collection of recipes that can be made the night before. Also includes a menu planner, weights and measures and colour plates. Published: 1977

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Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection Sauces

Sizes: 64 pages, h 24 cm, w 21 cm, t 0.8 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: The exquisite small recipe book includes over 30 recipes for specialty sauces like supreme sauce, hollandaise sauce, bread sauce, blue cheese dressing, marnier sauce, bordelaise sauce etc. The book also features full page colour plates. Published 1998.

The High Vitality Cookbook by Maggie Pannell

Sizes: 96 pages. h 30.5cm, w 23.5cm, t 2cms. Condition: Excellent (very slight cover wear) Comments: Lovely glossy publication with over 70 specialised recipes designed to improve health, health energy and fitness. Includes breakfasts & brunches, snacks & light meals, main meals, etc. First Published: 1996

Price: $20.00 Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling. +

Better Homes & Gardens Casserole Cookbook

Sizes: 160 pages. h 28cms, w 21cms, t 1.5cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Over 250 recipes are crammed into this wonderful cookbook with ideas for entertaining, speedy suppers and one dish family meals include. For those on a budget or the larger family this cookbook is ideal. Published 1970.

Microwave Cookbook by Jill Spencer (Semi-hardback)

Sizes: 128 pages, h 29 cm, w 21.5 cm, t 1.2 cm. Condition: Good. Comments: "For those embarking on microwave cookery for the first time, I am sure you will find it as exciting and rewarding as I have done. It is a completely different way of cooking, so it is important to read and understand the introductory chapter before launching into the recipes." - Jill Spencer. Over 230 recipes plus a convenience food cooking chart, menus and time plans, and a How to of Microwave Ovens. Published 1982.

Price: $19  Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling. +

Cooking with Weight Watchers

Sizes: 125 pages, h 27 cm, w 21 cm, t 2 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "Over 250 recipes have been compiled by members of
Weight Watchers and cover all aspects of cookery from soups and sauces to main dishes and desserts. There is also information about Weight Watchers and their successful approach to food without fatteners." Published  1975. 

Popular Freezer Cookery by Mary Berry

Sizes: 128 pages, h 24 cm, w 17 cm, t 1.8 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: "Is a freezer really necessary, and if so, how do you use it? Here is a book on freezing and cooking for and from the freezer, which is informative, practical and attractive. The recipes, which cover starters, main dishes, desserts and baking, all have clear instructions for preparing, freezing, thawing and serving. There are 50 colour photographs, including step by step pictures."  Published 1972.

Price: $25 + Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling*

Microwave Baking by Val Collins

Sizes: 160 pages, h 27.5 cm, w 25 cm, t 1.8cm. Condition: Very Good (dent in binding). Comments: Over 500 recipes including breads, cakes, traditional and fancy, puddings and desserts, savoury dishes and miscellaneous recipes. Published 1980.

Foods of the Orient - South-East Asia

Introduced by Sharmini Tirucelvan

Sizes: 100 pages, h 29 cm, w 22 cm, 1.5 cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: Over 100 recipes including foods from Thailand, Burma, Singapore, Vietnam, etc. Published 1979.

Price: $20 Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling*

Creative Cooking for Two

Sizes: 143 pages, h 28 cm, w 21 cm, t 1.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "Creative Cooking for Two brings back the excitement and variety of the mouth watering dishes you remember so well".  Dozens of recipes in many varieties.  Published 1979.

Entertaining Economically by Marguerite Pattern

Sizes: 126 pages, h 24 cm, w 17 cm, t 2 cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "Over 100 recipes many with variations and helpful suggestions for entertaining economically and enjoyably." 32 full colour photographs. Published 1973.

Price: $22 Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling*

The Complete Book of Freezer Cooking by Mary Beery

Sizes: 160 pages, h 29cm, w 21cm, t 2cm. Condition: Very good. Comments: :"The Freezer Cookbook will answer all your questions as well as providing foolproof and imaginative recipes." Owning a freezer, stocking a freezer, preparing food, Chinese dishes, etc. Published: 1975.

Popular Chinese Cookery by Allison Burt

Sizes: 128 pages, h 24cm, w 17cm, t 1.5cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Weight and measures, ingredients, introduction, Chinese Hot Pot, soups, meats, rice and noodles, poultry, etc. Published: 1972.

Price:$18 Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling*

Encyclopedia of Creative Cooking (2 books) Vegetables plus Sweet and Savoury Pastry.

Sizes (each book) 102 Pages + 110 paqes, H 29cm, w 22.5cm, t 1.2cm. Condition: Very good. Comments: A step by step guide to some of the worlds best cooking. Part of a set but very collectable. Published: 1979

Price$12.00 Both Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling*  

Wonderful Ways to Prepare (Bundle of 5 Books. Paperbacks) Meat, Hors D Oeuvres & First Courses, Soups, Barbecues, Fish & Seafood.

Sizes of Books: Each Book (5) 95 pages, h 24.5cm, w 20cm, t 1 cm. Condition: Good. Comments: Simple preparation for hundreds of recipes by various authors. Published: 1977.

Price: (5) $15.00 + 5 Books. + Single Book Postage & Handling. *

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