tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post3438110542484611430..comments2024-03-18T00:57:26.347-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Penguin Great Food SeriesThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-79622093017764982292012-03-30T04:12:20.704-04:002012-03-30T04:12:20.704-04:00Alice B. Toklas's so-called "Murder in th...Alice B. Toklas's so-called "Murder in the Kitchen" is a case in point. I may be wrong here, but I think this Penguin edition is made up from edited extracts of "The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook".<br /><br />The Folio Society published a nice affordable edition of this in hardback, in a slipcase- I would recommend that one or a vintage edition...<br /><br />The Penguin Great Food series is clearly aimed at people who don't read much, it's a bit like the Reader's Digest- I'm not sure that this is a good development for Penguin- despite those fabulous covers. I fell for them too.<br /><br />And no, Sam Pepys never wrote a cookery book!Luke Honeyhttp://www.lukehoney.typepad.com/the_greasy_spoon/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-43512603065533271102012-03-29T16:51:23.259-04:002012-03-29T16:51:23.259-04:00Luke, You're no killjoy! Thanks for letting m...Luke, You're no killjoy! Thanks for letting me know. I've read a few of the books (not as published in this series), and they're such wonderful books that one wonders why Penguin felt the need to abridge them!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-31484832366079123012012-03-29T15:52:55.255-04:002012-03-29T15:52:55.255-04:00I loved the covers too...until I bought them...sor...I loved the covers too...until I bought them...sorry to be a killjoy here, but these books are very abridged, ultra slim- Penguin have simply cut up and extracted exisiting books in their current lists, and re-issued them with the snazzy covers. <br /><br />They remind me of those freebies you get with the Sunday newspapers. If only Penguin had issued them in their original form!Lukehttp://www.lukehoney.typepad.com/the_greasy_spoon/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-48888913524059194462012-03-28T14:33:45.045-04:002012-03-28T14:33:45.045-04:00Splendid- Hope you enjoy them! I can't wait to...Splendid- Hope you enjoy them! I can't wait to read the ones that I ordered.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-86670552095029323022012-03-28T12:55:06.391-04:002012-03-28T12:55:06.391-04:00you had me at the covers, then the titles! Orderin...you had me at the covers, then the titles! Ordering them all on amazon now!Splendid Markethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611781081628569516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-69466707079558392872012-03-28T12:16:32.937-04:002012-03-28T12:16:32.937-04:00The covers would look great framed, or even artful...The covers would look great framed, or even artfully arranged on a table. Love, love the cover art!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-15369856416935921822012-03-28T10:55:32.506-04:002012-03-28T10:55:32.506-04:00Have not seen these. Must have one. xxpeggybraswel...Have not seen these. Must have one. xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-59658919593590532092012-03-28T09:39:42.559-04:002012-03-28T09:39:42.559-04:00Wow , how wonderful would those be with large mat...Wow , how wonderful would those be with large matting, maybe in a butlers pantry!! Great post!!!therelishedroosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968818627323512213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-91894998795648043532012-03-28T09:19:44.572-04:002012-03-28T09:19:44.572-04:00Samuel Pepys wrote a cook book? Amazing, and it is...Samuel Pepys wrote a cook book? Amazing, and it is still in print! MaryMJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.com