carbro Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very reasonable starting bid of $50: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260502377077 There's another listed at a much higher price, here: http://cgi.ebay.com/TANAQUIL-LE-CLERCQ-The...=item5882b32c40 Link to comment
richard53dog Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very reasonable starting bid of $50:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=260502377077 There's another listed at a much higher price, here: http://cgi.ebay.com/TANAQUIL-LE-CLERCQ-The...=item5882b32c40 Just for curiosity I checked alibris.com, a used book site I've sometimes found great deals at, but there the copies start at $199. So maybe the one on ebay will turn out to be a buy! Link to comment
Balanchinomane Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I got one from Amazon for $42.00 about 5 years ago, so it may pop up less expensive from time to time. It's a treasure. Some recipes are Mr B's pickles, Patty McBride's frankfurter salad, Doubrovska's champagne sherbet, Villella's beer soup. There are lots of interviews, anecdotes and photos. Can you picture Violette Verdy in the kitchen wearing an apron? Link to comment
carbro Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 ... Villella's beer soup. Can't imagine!Can you picture Violette Verdy in the kitchen wearing an apron?Yes, actually, that I can imagine. I see her singing and swaying merrily away as she chops and stirs. Link to comment
dancer100 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 For those of you who need to see it to believe it, here is a photo (obviously staged) of Verdy cooking. I don't own this photograph, but I thought it would be cute to add in here........ (I put the photo on a slideshow online, which is where the link below goes to...) http://www.slide.com/r/2ld7LKzM7z-0bgD6D9_...p;view=original Link to comment
Balanchinomane Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Thanks, dancer100 - that picture is wonderful, and that is not the photo in the book! Here is one of her recipes: A VELVET DRINK FOR COLDS 4 1/3 cups red wine 3 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp lemon rind Boil ingredients together over high flame 20-30 minutes or until reduced in half. Serve hot in a glass. Anybody want to try it and report? Link to comment
jsmu Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Can you picture Violette Verdy in the kitchen wearing an apron? Yes indeed. I'm featuring her not only singing and swaying merrily away-- speaking and singing in both French and English at 1000 mph--but whipping up unimaginably gourmet meals while assuring us it's the simplest thing in the world. Link to comment
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