Pro Tip: The 1975 edition of The Joy of Cooking is the one you want. It's the closest thing to a "reference manual for food" that anyone has ever done. When I

Pro Tip: The 1975 edition of The Joy of Cooking is the one you want. It's the closest thing to a "reference manual for food" that anyone has ever done. When I was in my 20's I was able to teach myself how to roast a turkey by looking it up in the index and then doing exactly what the book said. Ditto for the Candied Yams, which I still get compliments on. Every single recipe was tested in a kitchen similar to what an average household would have had at that time. https://www.bonappetit.com/story/vintage-joy-of-cooking-cookbook-shopping https://www.bonappetit.com/story/vintage-joy-of-cooking-cook...