This book is highly relevant to teach us our grandmother's knowledge that is dying out with our grandmothers and mothers. There are so many kitchen procedures in this book, new or old that can help the current generation of cooks understand many processes that are not actually so obvious these days. Irma Rombauer came from a privileged background but wrote this cookbook when circumstances had changed. She was 54 and she decided to pass her knowledge on. This cookbook does more than teach recipes. It teaches etiquette and some ideals that may not be obvious in these modern days. It is certainly something for every cookbook collection., ISBN13: B000UE2QC6 ISBN10: B000UE2QC6 Material Type: hardcover