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Dorothy J Heydt <djheydt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>In article
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> <donovanmedieval@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>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.
>
>Yes, Anne McCaffrey edited one some time ago. I forget its
>title. I think it may have been specifically recipes from SFWA
>members.
>
If nobody has put together a cookbook called TO SERVE
MAN, I will be both surprised and disappointed.
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http://www.cafepress.com/jdnicoll
(For all your "The problem with
defending the English language [...]" T-****rt, cup and tote-bag needs)
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