How To Cook A Wolf.

FISHER, M.F.K.

Item Number: 124563

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To ___ ____ (crossed out) with my best wishes M.F.K. Fisher.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

Written to inspire courage in those daunted by wartimes shortages, How to Cook a Wolf continues to rally cooks during times of plenty, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than putting food on the table. M. F. K. Fisher knew that the last thing hungry people needed were hints on cutting back and making do. Instead, she gives her readers license to dream, to experiment, to construct adventurous and delicious meals as a bulwark against a dreary, meager present. Her fine prose provides reason in itself to draw our chairs close to the hearth; we can still enjoy her company and her exhortations to celebrate life by eating well. “Fisher writes about fleeting tastes and feasts vividly, excitingly, sensuously, exquisitely. There is almost a wicked thrill in following her uninhibited track through the glories of the good life" (James Beard)