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Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006
By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker
Scribner - 2006
Beet Soup (Borscht) : page 129
This is a very credible borscht, and is quite simple and fast to boot. It's a meat-free version, and fairly stripped down in comparison with the borscht with meat on page 138 (which I have not made). This one can be made in 45 minutes to an hour and just contains 6 ingredients: beets, carrots, onions, stock, cabbage and a little red wine vinegar.
The only thing I'd adjust would be the amount of liquid - it ends up being more stewlike than souplike. I'd either puree some or all of it, or change the stock from 2 cups to 3 or more.
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Peanut Butter Cookies : page 767
SqueakyChu is right - the idea that this recipe makes 60 cookies is crazy. Even back when this recipe would have been first made, in the days when cookies were not freakishly large, it would have only made 60 if you were making cookies for a doll's tea party.
That said, I got 2 1/2 dozen normal sized (about 2 inches across, baked) cookies. They taste just like I remembered from when I was a kid, and they're almost absurdly easy to make. I threw in some chocolate chips, but otherwise did the recipe as written.
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Snickerdoodles : page 768
I'd never tasted, let alone made, a snickerdoodle before reading the reviews here and deciding to give them a try. What are they? They're very simple butter cookies, but the addition of cream of tartar gives them a slightly different flavour. The recipe here is straightforward and I made them with no tweaks. They came out thin and flat, and only a little chewy. The flavour seemed to improve after a day or so in the cookie jar.
Definitely worth trying out, though I'm still more of a fan of classics like chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin.
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Spanish Rice : page 356
Nice and simple, easy to make and just throw in the oven. Very much comfort food. We had this with some tortillas with refried beans and cheese, and it made a perfect dinner for a wet and chilly fall evening. I also used some fresh tomato. We didn't have cayenne, which would have given this a nice little bit of heat, and no bacon, but maybe next time.
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