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Scandinavian Classic Baking by Pat Sinclair

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4.0

A cute little book (97 pages including index) with basic Scandinavian baked goods, colored pictures and sidebars detailing the regions and customs these treats come from. Breads, cakes, cookies, other desserts.
Vintage Candy: An Essential Guide to Retro & Classic Candymaking by June Archer

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4.0

This isn't a large or fancy cookbook -- almost falls into the category of church cookbook by printing standards. But it's fun and has simple instructions to make simple candies. I enjoyed it!
Crème de la Crème by Martin Chiffers

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3.0

It really does break these incredibly fancy and specific recipes down into the simplest steps possible, which is nice -- I just don't think I'll ever use it unless HRM and Princess Kate come to call.
Candy Making for Beginners by Evelyn Howe Fryatt

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4.0

The best candy-making cookbook I've ever come across. It was shelved in the children's section of the library when I was growing up, so you can take it from me, it is truly for beginners. Good looking results though!
Wedding Cakes You Can Make: Designing, Baking, and Decorating the Perfect Wedding Cake by Dede Wilson

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3.0

After going through my own wedding (we bought our cake from Wal-Mart)--I'd say this: I wouldn't make my own cake for my wedding, but I'd definitely make it for someone else's. This brings the magic down to earth.
The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Sixties Cookbook: More than 100 Retro Recipes for the Modern Cook by Heather Maclean, Rick Rodgers

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4.0

Completely mad...mod, I mean. It picks out the good stuff from all those 60's cookbooks that were stuffed with a hodge podge of classics, cool stuff, and gross concoctions that somehow made it past the editor.
Twist: Creative Ideas to Reinvent Your Baking by Martha Collison

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4.0

Martha was always my favorite contestant, and she has a cookbook! What sucked me in was the candied-rhubarb spirals....I love rhubarb!
The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook by Kate Macdonald

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4.0

Simple recipes inspired by the books--an ideal cookbook to give to a child for Christmas, especially if that child is an AOGG fan.
The Ballet Cook Book by Tanaquil Le Clercq

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3.0

A collection of recipes by ballet dancers. Ballerinas are people too!
The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken

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5.0

I'm ordinarily a decent cook, but there are days when I could burn a salad. This book is for those days.