Aharpo.296 net.cooks utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!mmp Fri Feb 5 12:50:03 1982 Joy of Cooking I'd also like to recommend "The Joy of Cooking" as an excellent general- purpose cookbook. Besides having a ton of recipes, there is a descriptive section on just about anything edible that you can think of. And, while a lot of the recipes aren't all that imaginative, they're a great place to start. Michelle Peetz harpo!mmp