"There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK, and the other kind...The I HATE TO COOK people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest." - Peg Bracken
Philosopher's Chowder. Skinny Meatloaf. Fat Man's Shrimp. Immediate Fudge Cake. These are just a few of the beloved recipes from Peg Bracken's classic I HATE TO COOK BOOK. Written in a time when women were expected to have full, delicious meals on the table for their families every night, Peg Bracken offered women who didn't revel in this obligation an alternative: quick, simple meals that took minimal effort but would still satisfy.
50 years later, times have certainly changed - but the appeal of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK hasn't. This book is for everyone, men and women alike, who wants to get from cooking hour to cocktail hour in as little time as possible.
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Jo grew up in the Pacific Northwest- that's where I live!!
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Jo Bracken is the duaghter of Peg Bracken who is author of cookbooks. She is also chairing at her local Red Cross
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Peg grew up in St. Louis!
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I learned that Peg Bracken's "first book was The 9-Months’ Wonder (1958, with Helen Berry Moore), a collection of observations on child-bearing".
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My Mom had the I Hate to Cook Book! This brings back so many memories. I learned that the book came about from a lunchtime group called The Hags, with their recipes and Peg Bracken's comments.
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You live in Michigan! Me too! *waves hi from Lansing*
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the manuscript was reject by 6 different editors~
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I learned that Peg is also the author of a book called "The Nine Months Wonder"
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I learned that Peg Bracken was given the name Ruth Eleanor when she was born, and later changed it to Peg; and that the first book she published was called "The 9-months Wonder"
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Peg passed away at age 89.
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