Pennyaline <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:Author of "The I Hate to Cook Book."
http://tinyurl.com/2rw5sj
The article, in part:
Author gave voice to homemaker angst
Dies at age 89 - Writer Peg Bracken had a hit with "The I Hate
to Cook Book" Sunday, October 21, 2007
JOAN HARVEY
The Oregonian Staff
Peg Bracken, a Portland writer who taught a generation of
homemakers how not to cook, died Saturday at age 89.
Bracken was best known for "The I Hate to Cook Book,"
published in 1960. Bracken threw down the oven mitt to a
generation of women who had been taught that their destiny was
to be Suzy Homemaker. Her sharp wit and irreverent attitude
made the book an immediate sensation. It sold more than 3
million copies...
:-(
I liked that book.
Here's a bit from your link:
Quote:
"A sample from her recipe for Skid Road Stroganoff: "Add the flour,
salt, paprika and mushrooms, stir, and let it cook five minutes
while you light a cigarette and stare sullenly at the sink."
Although the recipes appear old-fashioned in our arugula-strewn,
post-Julia age, there is a streak of sophistication. A recipe for
"coupe royale" calls for kirsch, and she champions fruit for
dessert. A pea recipe includes lettuce and thyme similar to Julia
Child's classic French recipe. Bracken's, however, is for canned
peas. "
"..A group of friends who called themselves the Hags traded
complaints and recipes over martinis after work before hauling
themselves home to start dinner. Bracken's recipes were notorious
for their editorial comments. One of the Hags, Connie McCready,
later Portland mayor, twisted Bracken's arm into writing the book
and getting it published. It is dedicated to McCready. Bracken's
husband at the time, who also was a writer, was famously negative
on the project. "It stinks," was his often-quoted encouragement.
They divorced a few years later..."
