The Picnic Gourmet – over 300 delectable recipes for every kind of picnic (Joan Hemingway and Connie Maricich)

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From Amazon Review: “Until this one-of-a-kind cookbook, few people have understood that a picnic can be much more than just a meal tossed together and carted to a pretty spot. The experience of picnicking, which depends as much on the weather and the activities that surround the meal as on the meal itself, is described in loving detail by the authors—both avid picnickers and gourmet cooks. They tell you all you'll need to know to have wonderful picnics—from choosing the right wine to using wild foods safely from laying out the picnic beautifully to packing dips so that they don't leak or a layer cake so that it doesn't get crushed in a backpack. The first section of the book consists of menus and complete recipe instructions for a French picnic, an all-American picnic, an Italian picnic, a boating picnic (with recipes for some of Ernest Hemingway's favorite foods], special -occasion picnics for birthdays and holidays, winter skiing picnics, summer, spring and fall picnics. Mouth-watering recipes (each with its own packing notes] for everything from the simplest health food to the most gourmet delight —soup, main dishes, breads, side dishes and desserts—make up the rest of this beautifully illustrated book. Whether you're interested in refreshments for a rigorous backpacking hike or a dejeuner sur l'herbe with chilled champagne and wild strawberries, The Picnic Gourmet is for you.”  Such a long description, but such a special book! This is a 1978 paperback edition in good condition. Previously owned.