Mystery! Anybody heard of "The Wonderful World Of Cooking"?
I picked up this book for a dollar at the Brooklyn Flea last weekend, and I've been scouring the internet ever since to try to find out more about it. It was published in 1956, written by a guy named Edward Harris Heth, who was apparently a novelist who worked in New York before settling in Wisconsin. The book is all about eating with the seasons, eating locally, has great, evocative recipes - very reminiscent of M.F.K. Fisher or Elizabeth David. I can't believe that this guy is seemingly lost to the ages! I'm heading to Bonnie Slotnick today to see if they know about it, but does this book ring a bell with anyone here?
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3 Comments:
no, but i'm intrigued.
just got a book from the library called Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate. haven't started it yet, but might be something you'd be interested in too?
gastronomeg at 12:02PM on 07/02/09
No, but I am also intrigued. Let us know what you find. please.
pjracz10 at 1:44PM on 07/02/09
I called Bonnie Slotnick, who knew of the book and even had a couple copies in stock, but didn't know much more about the author. Both she and the people at Kitchen Arts and Letters recommended I call around in Wisconsin to find out more about him, so maybe I'll try that next.
I've heard of that Clementine Paddleford book and have yet to pick it up! Bonnie also recommended a book called "The Country Kitchen" by a woman named Della Lutes for fans of the genre...I think next I'll try to get my hands on one of those, too.
butstephanie at 3:34PM on 07/02/09