The introduction states that “the recipes are truly Western and come only from Western homes,” and “being a blend of foreign and native dishes prepared with and modified by the many Western foods.” The recipes in the book are the finest that appeared in monthly issues of the magazine over a period of twenty years. I was so excited to see this great old cookbook from my reader Elaine in Kansas. They were all destroyed in the flood, and I miss them as much as I miss the old Sausalito. I had files and files of Sunset recipes in my Culinary Cellar. I would search for old Sunset magazines and cookbooks. But one of my favorite things to do in town was to walk up a little less frequented side street to a used book store. I still have an aqua suede cape, a belt, and also dozens of items I bought at the best kitchen store in the “Village Fair,” that had an indoor “Little Lombard Street,” a tiny version of the famous street in San Francisco. It was the era of Haight-Ashbury, Vietnam protests, and lots of boutiques with handmade leather and suede clothing, purses, and macrame belts. I lived right down the road from Sausalito, which back in the early ’70’s was quaint and adorable with boutiques, an amazing bakery, and a small square with a fountain right in the middle of town frequented by hippies with flowers in their hair. This one is from 1949 and the recipes can all be used today. It doesn’t matter if a Sunset cookbook is vintage or brand new, I’m a fan. We both became huge fans of Sunset recipes with its trendy, sometimes exotic, California fresh cooking style. My mom wanted to do everything “California” including subscribing to the popular West coast magazine, Sunset, and all the Sunset cookbooks we could find. In the early 1970’s, I lived a couple years in California, right across the Golden Gate Bridge in beautiful Marin County.
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