WOW!!! 1963 (56 years ago) McCALL'S COOK BOOK THE ABSOLUTELY COMPLETE STEP by STEP COOKLING and SERVING GUIDE!!! Because ..... it teaches you how to make every kind os dish, from perfect beef stroganoff to delicious scrambled eggs and coffee! Because ..... it instructs the beginning cook in such fundamentals as how to read a recipe, how to measure correctly, how to set a pretty table, and how to carve! Because ..... it quadruples the enjoyment of an advanced cook by providing ideas and recipes for the most wonderful dishes imaginable! Because ..... it makes it virtually impossible for any cook, beginner or expert, to go wrong! Because ..... it teaches you how to make brand new, exciting meals from leftovers! Because ..... in addition to the recipes, it includes advice on basic cooking techniques, definitions of common food terms, tables, charts, illustrations designed to make cooking easy and fun! Because ..... every recipe has been tested again and again in McCall's superbly equipped food kitchens! "GREAT COOKBOOK FOR THE NEW BRIDE MOM!" said that guy Jack from Cookbook America!