459475 Sun Nov 11 12:41:39 -0800 2007 5 31 Home Cooking 0 3115132 I'm embarrassed to say that after four years in Boston, I have yet to cook a single clam chowder! Now that it is getting cold, and my kitchen is full of squash, corn and apples, it seems like a good time to learn more about traditional New England foods. So I'm looking for a good cookbook - anyone have any favorites to recommend? Thanks! Sun Nov 11 12:41:39 -0800 2007 137421 erican 1 3115171 The L.L. Bean Book of New New England Cookery by Judith B. Jones and Evan Jones is an old book, but it's still one of the best. It has both traditional and more modern recipes and quite a bit of history and lore. And you can buy it for pennies on Amazon. Judith Jones, as you may know, was Julia Child's editor and has just recently published an autobiography. Evan Jones was her husband and a well-known cookbook author in his own right. http://www.amazon.com/L-L-Bean-Book-England-Cookery/dp/0394544560/ref=sr_1_20/105-6619436-7318846?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194814356&sr=1-20 Sun Nov 11 13:03:54 -0800 2007 3115132 11407 JoanN 1 3115567 The Fannie Farmer Cookbook has alot of traditional New England REcipes. Sun Nov 11 16:18:34 -0800 2007 3115132 13202 emilief 2 3115605 Yes, it used to be called the Fannie Merritt Farmer Boston Cooking School Cookbook and I found out as I set up housekeeping on my own that most of the dishes I learned to cook from my New Hampshire grandmother came from it. Here's a cool link to the first edition: http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/books/book_48.cfm Sun Nov 11 16:37:30 -0800 2007 3115567 12456 Euonymous 1 3115777 The Durgin Park Cookbook http://www.amazon.com/Durgin-Park-Cookbook-Classic-Cooking-Roadfood/dp/140160028X Recipes from the chef who has been there forever, Sun Nov 11 17:47:07 -0800 2007 3115132 10911 LisaN 1 3120103 Thanks everyone! I am really enjoying the online Fannie Farmer cookbook, and hope to check out the others soon! Tue Nov 13 06:30:39 -0800 2007 3115132 137421 erican