In one chapter of _I. Asimov_, the Good Dr complained of constantly
being disturbed by letters from people editing "on-books," (a book in
wich the would be author or editor simply writes to famous or
semifamous people, either from similar or different walks of life,
asking for answers to a questionaire, often with a theme, and then
publishes the answers as his own book) and among these, a constant
request was for recipies to contribute to cookbooks. As he didn't
cook, and never entertained guests at home anyway, he never responded
to such things. At least not with a reciepe.
As this would combine two of my own interests, however, I've wondered
if anyone ever did publish a cookbook containing recipes solely, or
predominantly contributed by SF authors? It might be interesting to
put together a menu for someday (though not in the forseeable future,
for me) having an SF themed dinner party.
I know Douglas Adams wrote a reciepe for tea that appears in _The
Salmon of Doubt_, and elsewhere says his favorite cuisine was
Japanese, but that, and some of Asimov's own descriptions of the Black
Widowers' meals are about all I know.
Mike Donovan
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