The Sacramento Bee compiled a list of the
most valued cookbooks in America,
based on previous lists and interviews with members of "cooking trades" - which I take to mean caterers and
professional cooks. They are definitely some of the best general interest cookbooks that cover everything from
breakfast to baking, roasts to vegetables, and excellent books to have, especially if you only have one or two
cookbooks. I, on the other hand, have six of the top ten. I'm not going to try to count how many other cookbooks I
have.
- "Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book," first published in 1930
- "Betty Crocker Cookbook," first published in 1950
- "Joy of Cooking," first published in 1931
- "The New Basics Cookbook," first published in 1989
- "The Silver Palate Cookbook," first published in 1982
- "The Art of French Cooking," first published in 1961
- "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook," first published as "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" in
1896
- "The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook," first published in 1988
- "The Moosewood Cookbook," first published in 1992
- "Larousse Gastronomique," first published in 1938
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