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Summary: from Terezin concentration camp
Review: This book is a testimony to the towering reaches of the human spirit. In the midst of the horrors of Terezin, surrounded by suffering, deprivation, and death, hungry women recorded recipes of warmth, comfort, and abundance. They remembered cooking delicious meals, serving delicacies and caviar, making aspic, cooking many varieties of dumplings. The hand-written cookbook they put together demonstrates that although the Nazis held their bodies captive, their spirits remained free, drawing strength and nourishment from their memories of happy days and fully-laden tables. Despite the wretched conditions of the camp, these women dared to hope for a time when they could return to their kitchens and once again rejoice in feeding their families. This haunting book will bless your life.
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Summary: from Terezin concentration camp
Review: This book is a testimony to the towering reaches of the human spirit. In the midst of the horrors of Terezin, surrounded by suffering, deprivation, and death, hungry women recorded recipes of warmth, comfort, and abundance. They remembered cooking delicious meals, serving delicacies and caviar, making aspic, cooking many varieties of dumplings. The hand-written cookbook they put together demonstrates that although the Nazis held their bodies captive, their spirits remained free, drawing strength and nourishment from their memories of happy days and fully-laden tables. Despite the wretched conditions of the camp, these women dared to hope for a time when they could return to their kitchens and once again rejoice in feeding their families. This haunting book will bless your life.
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Summary: Awful, awful, and even more awful.
Review: This is hands down the worst book I have ever purchased. It is neither a cookbook, nor a historical portrayal. It seemingly cannot make up its mind on what it wants to be. There are about 50 "recipes" if you can call them that. None have been updated, and none are complete. Measurements are in grams and 99% have absolutley no instructions - the "recipe" is just a list of ingredients. For the few that do have instructions, those consist of comments like "make like dumpling" as the ONLY instruction for the entire recipe. Do not purchase this book if you are looking for a historical cookbook, as not one single recipe is useable. There are plenty of good historical cookbooks. This is not one of them. There are also plenty of good history books, which this is also not one of - unless you count about 35 pages of poorly written drivel a history lesson. This book has absolutely no direction, and no value. Could not be more disappointed...
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Summary: Awful, awful, and even more awful.
Review: This is hands down the worst book I have ever purchased. It is neither a cookbook, nor a historical portrayal. It seemingly cannot make up its mind on what it wants to be. There are about 50 "recipes" if you can call them that. None have been updated, and none are complete. Measurements are in grams and 99% have absolutley no instructions - the "recipe" is just a list of ingredients. For the few that do have instructions, those consist of comments like "make like dumpling" as the ONLY instruction for the entire recipe. Do not purchase this book if you are looking for a historical cookbook, as not one single recipe is useable. There are plenty of good historical cookbooks. This is not one of them. There are also plenty of good history books, which this is also not one of - unless you count about 35 pages of poorly written drivel a history lesson. This book has absolutely no direction, and no value. Could not be more disappointed...
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