How to cook a wolf
by M. F. K. Fisher · first published 1942
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From Amazon: Written to inspire courage in those daunted by wartimes shortages, How to Cook a Wolf continues to rally cooks during times of plenty, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than putting food on the table. M. F. K. Fisher knew that the last thing hungry people needed were hints on cutting back and making do. Instead, she gives her readers license to dream, to experiment, to construct adventurous and delicious meals as a bulwark against a dreary, meager present. Her fine prose provides reason in itself to draw our chairs close to the hearth; we can still enjoy her c
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A book that has been fascinating me lately is How to Cook a Wolf[0] by MFK Fisher[1], which is absolutely lovely, inspiring and amazing. A sort of home ec., slice of life bunch of anecdotes, ideas and story-telling. [0] http://www.amazon.com/How-Cook-Wolf-M-Fisher/dp/0865473366…
on “$35/Week – Eating well on $35 a week” ↗> Also, in places like Africa,food is stored! Indeed. And, in savvier kitchens. See MFK Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf and the nicely written modern interpretation by Tamar Adler: The Everlasting Meal.
on “A free cookbook for people living on $4/day” ↗Aha! How to Cook a Wolf (1942) had the recipe for life-sustaining sludge. (neither glop, as I'd misremembered, nor british)
on “Influential Cookbooks from the Last 100 Years” ↗