A COOK'S TOUR OF THE ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) by Hynes, Barbara Ann; Hill, Barbara - 1990

Toronto: The ROM Reproductions Association, 1990. 174 pp. Spiral-bound in glossy card covers. Light wear on the corners; no interior markings. The front cover features a drawing of a tin-glazed earthenware serving dish, Dutch, circa 1650. Illustrated with colour drawings by Ruth Storie. The Chapters are: CANADA: Bacon Brunch; Scalloped Oyster Supper; Wild Game Dinner; Pork Tenderloin Dinner; Jour De L'An Au Quebec; New Year's Day in Quebec. ENGLAND: Christmas Dinner; An English Breakfast; Veal and Ham Pie Supper. FRANCE: A Picnic Lunch; Three Choices for Lunch; Broiled Sole Dinner; Veal Supreme Dinner. ITALY: A Roman Lunch; Two Choices for Lunch or Supper; Veal Marsala Dinner. GREECE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: Light Luncheon; Two Choices for Supper; Lamb Avgolemono Dinner. EXOTIC EAST: Eight-Course Chinese Dinner; Oriental Chicken Salad Lunch; Indian Dinner. ON THE TERRACE: Barbecue - Steak or Salmon; Terrace Luncheon or Supper - Two Variations; A Romantic Evening; Easy Pork Tenderloin Dinner. PARTIES: Dinner Party for Sixteen; Buffet Luncheon for Sixteen. And GIFTS FOR YOUR HOSTESS; followed by an index. Included herein are recipes too numerous to list but some of the highlights are: Almond Crisps; Cocktail Pecans; Broiled Grapefruit; Smoked Salmon Garnished with Capers and Lemon Wedges; Cold Filet of Beef on a Bed of Aspic; Bisque Tortoni; Brandied Peaches; Asparagus Egg and Mushroom Casserole; Duck A L'Orange; Chicken Waldorf Salad; Rock Cornish Hens with Cranberry Glaze; Crepes with Spinach and Chicken; Fettucine with Julienne Ham or Chicken; Nova Scotia Scallops; Trout en Gelee; Lamb Avgolemono; Braised Pheasant; Patio Chicken Wings; Spareribs with Kumquats; and many, many more.. Second Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Illus. by Ruth Storie;. 8vo. Book.