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Posted by Daryl R (i) on January 13, 2001 at 12:57:29:

In Reply to: I've read somewhere... posted by gnat on January 11, 2001 at 00:13:32:

It's called "The Nero Wolfe Cookbook" by Rex Stout and the editors of Viking Press, published in 1973. I have the book. In the Forward, Stout says "The only part of this book that is all mine is the excerpts from the stories which precede the recipes. All the dishes mentioned in 'Too Many Cooks' were cooked twice – some three times or more – by the late Sheila Hibben and me."

A further note from Nero Wolfe states "I beg you not to entrust these dishes to your cook unless he is an artist. Cook them yourself, and only for an occasion that is worthy of them."

There are two additional Notes, one from Archie Goodwin and the other from Fritz Brenner (Wolfe's resident chef).

Some excellent recipes by the way. In the mood for shad roe mousse Pocahontas, hedgehog omelet, or perhaps a fig souffle? Then this is a must have!

Very entertaining with the vignettes from his stories preceding the actual recipes.