# The Good Cook

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'''''The Good Cook''''' is a series of instructional [cookbook](/source/cookbook)s published by [Time-Life Books](/source/Time-Life_Books) 1978-1980. It was sold on a month-to-month basis until the early 1990s and edited by cookbook author [Richard Olney](/source/Richard_Olney_(food_writer)).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.librarything.com/nseries/7924/Time-Life-The-Good-Cook|title=''Time-Life: The Good Cook''|website=LibraryThing.com}}</ref> Each [volume](/source/Volume_(bibliography)) was dedicated to a specific subject (such as fruits or sauces) and was heavily illustrated with photos of [cooking techniques](/source/cooking_techniques). Recipes were drawn from a wide array of published sources, all scrupulously acknowledged.

The 28 volumes were as follows:
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! UK !! US
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| Beef and Veal || Beef and Veal
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| Beverages || Beverages
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| Biscuits || Cookies & Crackers
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| Breads || Breads
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| Cakes and Pastries || Cakes
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| Confectionery || Candy
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| Desserts || Classic Desserts
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| Eggs & Cheese || Eggs & Cheese
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| Fish and Shellfish || 
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|  || Fish
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|  || Shellfish
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| Fruits || Fruits
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| Game || Game
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| Grains, Pasta, and Pulses || 
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|  || Dried Beans & Grains
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|  || Pasta
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| Hot Hors d'Oeuvres || Hors d'Oeuvres
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| Lamb || Lamb
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| Offal || Variety Meats
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| Outdoor Cooking || Outdoor Cooking
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| Patisserie || Pies & Pastries
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| Pork || Pork
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| Poultry || Poultry
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| Preserving || Preserving
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| Salads and cold Hors-d'Oeuvre || Salads
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| Sauces || Sauces
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| Snacks and Canapes || Snacks & Sandwiches
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| Soups || Soups
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| Terrines, Pates & Galantines || Terrines, Pates & Galantines
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| Vegetables || Vegetables
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| Wine || Wine
|}
In addition, there was a 50-page booklet "The Well-Equipped Kitchen" that came with the set.

==See also==
*''[Foods of the World](/source/Foods_of_the_World)'' - a similar Time-Life cookbook series 
*[Richard Olney](/source/Richard_Olney_(food_writer))  -  Chief Series Consultant of "The Good Cook" book set

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