by The Junior League of San Francisco (1979)
Recipes: Excellent
Directions: Average
Layout: Excellent
Index: Good
Annotations: Poor
Extras: Good
Value: Excellent
Overall: Excellent
If you have this on your bookshelf or your mother’s bookshelf, take it down and read it again. It is a real treasure. When I found this in a used bookstore years ago, I bought it because my mother had a copy of it and it reminded me of home when I was far away. Now I have rediscovered the wonderful cookbook behind the familiar blue cover. Recipes range from simple to complex, mundane to elegant.
I have not read the revised edition currently available, just the original hardcover. I hope that they haven

I will be reviewing books as the mood strikes me. For now, here are the categories that I’ll use. If I’m missing something let me know.
Recipes: Are the recipes tasty and doable?
Directions: Can an average cook follow the instructions?
Layout: How easy are the recipes to read? Is the book well organized?
Index: Can I find what I want even if I don’t know the recipe’s title?
Annotations: Are there useful notes and sidebars about the recipes?
Extras: Is the non-recipe information interesting?
Value: Do the number of usable recipes and extras make it worth the price?
Overall: How much do I like the book?
The ratings will be text: None, Poor, Average, Good, Excellent.
Subject to change.