Recommendations for a food encyclopedia?

[parsnip]

@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.

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[Waterman]

@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)

[Momofgirls]

I have The Food Lover’s Tiptionary, and have gotten a lot of valuable information out of it. It’s a great quick reference.

They have a newer version that I haven’t checked out yet.

[Markxxx]

All you people should go to 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

[sjc]

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).