Clementine in the Kitchen

Clementine in the Kitchen

This is the gastronomic diary of the book Becks's, an American family in France, and of their most cherished possession, Clementine, the faithful red-cheeked cook who presided majestically over the Beck kitchen for close to a decade. It is a record of four well-upholstered Anglo-Saxons who accepted the expatriate role without regret, and who reveled in the gentle way of life in a small French town. The culinary keystone of this household was for years the alert, good-nature to little Burgundian woman who is the heroin of this account. When black clouds gathered on the horizon in 1939 and it became apparent that we might be instructed to return to America at any moment, one thought rained above all others -- Clementine must return it with us. And return she did, under the quota, and under are protecting Lang, to begin life anew in a small American town and to wrestle with the English language. Her struggle with pounds and quarts and inches, with American can openers, delivery boys, mechanical mixers, serve-yourself grocery stores and dial telephones, and finally, her triumph in adapting French cooking to the American scene constitute the theme of these pages. Charmingly written with lovely period style illustrations by Samuel Chamberlain and line drawings by Henry Stahlhut.

Reprinted many times, dust jacket designs vary. Photos show top to bottom, dust jacket 1 and dust jacket 2.

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pub date: 1949 publisher: Hastings House, publishers pages: 228 format: Hardcover sku: BCB412972 $19.50 Choose Condition: B+ Condition w/DJ $14.95