If It Weren't for Her, We Wouldn't Have Many of Our Greatest Recipes. You Probably Don't Know Her Name.
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Judith Jones discovered 'French Recipes for American Cooks' during a time when American cooking was becoming uninspired, leading her to seek precise and detailed culinary instructions.
Jones critiqued many cookbooks for lacking depth and clarity; she found French cooking books failed to provide the instruction necessary for successful home cooking.
Read at Slate Magazine
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