# Recommendations for a food encyclopedia? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237 "2009-01-07T17:00:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237/21 "2009-01-11T01:47:22Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > The 1972 version is the last version before the authors started trying to take all the fat out of the recipes. It was the 70’s, and fat was very, very bad for you. They also dumbed many of the recipes down. On the upside, some of the more horrible bits of sexism got edited out. > **[Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of...](https://www.amazon.com/Stand-Facing-Stove-America-Cooking/dp/0743229398)** > > Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking \[Mendelson, Anne\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America The Joy of Cooking Fascinating history of Joy of Cooking ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237/22 "2009-01-12T08:05:04Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > Oddly, I am a big fan of **The Oxford Companion to Food** , but it is currently out of print. I second a subscription to **Cooks’ Illustrated.** The 1st edition may be out of print but the second edition is alive and well (check out Amazon) ---
**Author:** ![Momofgirls](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/momofgirls/32/21798_2.png) [@Momofgirls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momofgirls)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237/23 "2009-01-13T05:36:33Z")
I have [The Food Lover’s Tiptionary](http://www.amazon.com/Food-Lovers-Tiptionary-Shortcuts-Cookbooks/dp/0688121462/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231824873&sr=1-2), and have gotten a lot of valuable information out of it. It’s a great quick reference. They have a [newer version](http://www.amazon.com/New-Food-Lovers-Tiptionary-Shortcuts/dp/0060935707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231824873&sr=1-1) that I haven’t checked out yet. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237/24 "2009-01-13T05:43:30Z")
All you people should go to [Wikia.com](http://Wikia.com) and start a free online Food Encyclopedia. I’m sure it’ll be just as good, if not better than anything you find on the web ---
**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237/25 "2009-01-13T20:42:53Z")
Huh, I think the latest edition of the Joy of Cooking isn’t too bad. I didn’t notice an anti-fat bias in my version (2007 or so). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-food-encyclopedia/480237.md?page=1)