America's Best Recipes: A Hometown Collection

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Summary: About the book-
Review: America's Best Recipes showcases over 400 of the highest rated recipes from over 200 current community cookbooks representing every state across America. The recipes take you on a cook's tour of regional cuisine, family traditions, and community concerns of the people who compiled the cookbooks. All the recipes were rigorously tested by our test kitchen home economists, and each recipe received a quality rating. Only the very best recipes were chosen for inclusion in the book.

The long history and continued appeal of certain community cookbooks led us to salute the "best of the best" by establishing "The Southern Living Community Cookbook Hall of fame". We've spotlighted the 20 winners of this distinction in a special section called "Cooking with the Classics" that begins on page 5. The books nominated for this program were scored by a panel of experts on the basis of recipe content and clarity, design and graphic appeal., book story line, longevity, and volume of sales. Browse through the pages of this special chapter and you'll enjoy:
· A bird's eye view of each of the organizations that compiled one of theses award-winning cookbooks
· Sample recipes from each book, many characterizing the theme of the book and reflecting the ingredients inherent to the region
· Helpful tips for producing your own community cookbook

And don't miss our "Quick and Easy" chapter (beginning on page 47) featuring recipes that beat the clock. From delectable nibbles to scrumptious finales, all of the recipes are easy to prepare, call for just a handful of commonly used ingredients, and go from counter-top to tabletop in 45 minutes or less.

We're exited about this year's selection of recipes and cookbooks, and think you will be too. You'll find an alphabetical listing of cookbooks, including mailing addresses, in the Acknowledgments (beginning on page 320) if you'd like to order copies to explore further. You'll receive great new recipes plus the satisfaction that comes with knowing you are helping the fund-raising efforts of the volunteer organizations. --- The Editors of America's Best Recipes

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Summary: New memories and old - it's here
Review: There were many cookbooks on the table, but this one caught my eye. The recipes are easy to read and not crowded in small print. The ingredients are what one can easily find. I especially liked knowing what city and state the recipe came from and the group that submitted it. There are no repetitions and recipes are not long and involved. It's my favorite cookbook of the 80 I still have. And when I saw that I could get the rest in the series through Amazon, I'm ordering tonight. I had been thinking of writing the publisher to order the others, but now I don't have to. It will definitely be one of the nicest cookbooks you will own.