My mom used to have the old, huge hardback version of Joy of Cooking. I think she got it when she first moved out of her parents' house in the late 70s or early 80s. That was my favorite cookbook for a long time. She bought me the divided paperback version, both books thankfully, for Christmas when I was 13; but they didn't seem the same to me. Unfortunately, Mom lost her cookbook in a move somewhere between when I was 12 and 15, so I can't go steal it. Drat!
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