Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

Mastering the art of French cooking / by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck ; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn.

Edition:

40th anniversary hardcover ed.

Publisher, Date:

New York : Knopf, 2001- (2011 printing)

Description:

volumes <1> : illustrations ; 27 cm

Summary:

Explains for the novice American cook the special ingredients and cooking techniques involved in preparing the wide variety of French dishes featured.

Child, Bertholle, and Beck explain the special ingredients and cooking techniques involved in preparing a wide variety of French dishes. The book will be helpful for both seasoned cooks and beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of the classic cuisine. Over the years since it was first published, this title has found a place of honor in almost every kitchen in America. Bon appétit! -- adapted from jacket

Subjects:

Cooking, French.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

Other Author:

Bertholle, Louisette.

Beck, Simone, 1904-1991.

Notes:

40th anniversary ed. published in 2001; 10th printing issued in 2009; 22nd printing issued in 2011. 35th printing in 2021. Jacket of the 35th printing says: "50th anniversary", but should be the "60th anniversary"; the title was first published in 1961.

Includes index.

Contents:

vol. 1: Kitchen equipment -- Definitions -- Ingredients -- Measures -- Temperatures -- Cutting : chopping, slicing, dicing, and mincing -- Wines -- Soups -- Sauces -- Eggs -- Entrées and luncheon dishes -- Fish -- Poultry -- Meat -- Vegetables -- Cold buffet -- Desserts and cakes.

vol. 2: Soup from the garden; bisques and chowders from the sea -- Baking: breads, brioches, croissants, and pastries -- Meats: from country kitchen to haute cuisine -- Chickens, poached and sauced-- and a coq en pâte -- Charcuterie: sausages, salted pork and goose, pâtés and terrines -- A choice of vegetables - Desserts: extending the repertoire.

LCCN:

2009288212

ISBN:

0375413405

9780375413407

0394721780

9780394721781

0394533992

9780394533995

0394721772

9780394721774

0394401522

9780394401522

0394401786

9780394401782

9780375413407

Other Number:

421151510

System Availability:

4

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

4

Control Number:

248999

# Local items in:

4

# System items in:

4

Call Number:

641.5944 Child