The Joy Of Cooking

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say Ethan, how old were you when you wrote "the joy of cooking" ? and how did you get into cooking, writing, and finally knives?

My mom gave me her dog eared copy years ago, its been well read by me too! :thumbup::cool:
 
My spy (google) says: "He was passed the responsibility of the stewardship of the Joy of Cooking in 1976 from his mother Marion."

Link.

My old copy says "Irma S. Rombauer & Marion Rombauer Becker." :thumbup:
 
I know this is a very old thread. But I had heard of the connection of "The Joy of Cooking" to Ethan Becker. I thought... can't be? This had escaped me for a long time. My copy of the book is copyright 1973 which lists Irma S. Rombauer & Marion Rombauer Becker as the authors (basically Mother and Daughter). Ethan is Irma's grandson. It was my very first cook book that I purchased. I still use it even though I probably need a new copy as the pages are yellowed with age and stained with who knows what from cooking over the years.

From a historical perspective, I find this amazing and how the past carries forward to the present. I assume that one of the Becker children will eventually carry on the family tradition which includes knives now. It's good to connect the past with the present.

I suspect that many of the members are not aware of this connection and I would assume that "food" and cooking (The Joy of Cooking) has been part of the Becker forum for a long time even though one could connect country cooking and East Tennessee easily. Good stuff. We are what we eat....

Of course there are the ESEE/Becker cooking knives that are available. Those were actually why I was looking at "knives" yesterday and added the BK-15 to my order.

Here is the Wiki link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_of_Cooking

If anyone would like to comment, please do.
 
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22-rimfire said:
I know this is a very old thread. But I had heard of the connection of "The Joy of Cooking" to Ethan Becker. I thought... can't be? This had escaped me for a long time. My copy of the book is copyright 1973 which lists Irma S. Rombauer & Marion Rombauer Becker as the authors (basically Mother and Daughter). Ethan is Irma's grandson. It was my very first cook book that I purchased. I still use it even though I probably need a new copy as the pages are yellowed with age and stained with who knows what from cooking over the years.

From a historical perspective, I find this amazing and how the past carries forward to the present. I assume that one of the Becker children will eventually carry on the family tradition which includes knives now. It's good to connect the past with the present.

I suspect that many of the members are not aware of this connection and I would assume that "food" and cooking (The Joy of Cooking) has been part of the Becker forum for a long time even though one could connect country cooking and East Tennessee easily. Good stuff. We are what we eat....

Of course there are the ESEE/Becker cooking knives that are available. Those were actually why I was looking at "knives" yesterday and added the BK-15 to my order.

Here is the Wiki link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_of_Cooking

If anyone would like to comment, please do.
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I believe Jon and Megan are taking over the cookbook, when the time comes. However I don't think they will be doing anything with the knives. They aren't as into the cutlery as Ethan is.
 
22-rimfire said:
I know this is a very old thread. But I had heard of the connection of "The Joy of Cooking" to Ethan Becker. I thought... can't be? This had escaped me for a long time. My copy of the book is copyright 1973 which lists Irma S. Rombauer & Marion Rombauer Becker as the authors (basically Mother and Daughter). Ethan is Irma's grandson. It was my very first cook book that I purchased. I still use it even though I probably need a new copy as the pages are yellowed with age and stained with who knows what from cooking over the years.

From a historical perspective, I find this amazing and how the past carries forward to the present. I assume that one of the Becker children will eventually carry on the family tradition which includes knives now. It's good to connect the past with the present.

I suspect that many of the members are not aware of this connection and I would assume that "food" and cooking (The Joy of Cooking) has been part of the Becker forum for a long time even though one could connect country cooking and East Tennessee easily. Good stuff. We are what we eat....

Of course there are the ESEE/Becker cooking knives that are available. Those were actually why I was looking at "knives" yesterday and added the BK-15 to my order.

Here is the Wiki link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joy_of_Cooking

If anyone would like to comment, please do.
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the esee/becker kitchen knives have been discontinued according to wendy randall's (jeff's wife) post on the esee forum a few days ago btw.
 
JV3 said:
the esee/becker kitchen knives have been discontinued according to wendy randall's (jeff's wife) post on the esee forum a few days ago btw.
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Thank you for this heads up. I just grabbed a spare set from Knifeworks. Been thinking about it for a while anyway.
 
Guyon said:
Thank you for this heads up. I just grabbed a spare set from Knifeworks. Been thinking about it for a while anyway.
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It seems like I read somewhere that you always buy six of everything... Or did I make that up?
 
I got the 75th anniversary edition for my wife last fall, and Ethan graciously autographed it for her - thank you, Sir!

It's an excellent reference that no home should be without... not only is it chock-full of great recipes, it also has a boatload of great information on ingredient selection, nutritional info, cooking techniques, canning and preserving, wine/beer/liquor pairings, spices/seasonings, etc etc... all written in a conversational style that's easy to grasp. :thumbup:
 
I am probably going to pick up a new copy. It is a cook book that a non-chef can actually use and make stuff.
 
A lot of cookbooks assume you know how to cook. "The Joy of Cooking" is (or was) not that way at all. Basic stuff which I like.
 
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