The Hundred Glories of French Cooking by Robert Courtine - 1973 First American Printing royal family John Cody in the acknowledgment

John Cody in the acknowledgment section

buttery squash

Back in the 1980s when this dutch oven was made

5" inches (width) and weighs just a smidge under 5 lbs

there is lots of lovely crazing and an array of light-colored staining

The Hundred Glories of French Cooking by Robert Courtine - 1973 First American Printing royal family John Cody in the acknowledgmentCooking is much more than just cooking. In the first place, it is a tradition, and like all traditions it has its infancy of a country's soil, or a certain ingredient, or a nation's customs. Geography, history, religion, manners, all have rocked its cradle to some extent Robert Courtine, 1973 {HISTORY} And so begins this beautiful French cookbook, illustrated to perfection, and stuffed so full of food stories you'll want to read it like a novel and