Hamlyn - ISBN 0-600-600009-2If you only want one reference book in your kitchen, then this is the one. It answers most questions that you are likely to have and is invaluable as a source of information. I can spend hours pouring through its pages and always seem to find something that is new and interesting. Originally compiled by Prosper Montagne and published in 1938, it has been updated and translated several times. This edition was first published in English in 1988. Its 1400 plus pages also contain many recipes including the following:
Page 43 - Escargots l'Arlesienne
Page 217 - Peppers a l'Orientale
Page 323 - Braised cod a la flamande
Page 508 - Fillet of veal l'echelle
Page 812 - Haunch of rabbit with mint
Page 1237 - Stuffed suckling pig al'occitane
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