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What’s more, these carefully selected recipes were cross-tested and fine-tuned by real American families, not white-glove
test kitchens. From firefighters to stay-at-home moms, several hundred recipe testers in all fifty states were invited by
Collectors Press to participate in the first-ever public recipe testing campaign. Recipes were tested-an average of four
to seven times-and meticulously evaluated in an online feedback forum. Often, recipes were also tested by Perry’s own
family before approved for inclusion in The Good Home Cookbook.
Just as recipes are handed down and modified through generations, it is Perry’s hope that The Good Home Cookbook will serve as the foundation for others to create their own family classics. “Cooking is an art, a necessity, and a process that brings families, friends, and communities together,” he says. |
“Serving a meal made from scratch and with heartfelt pride is a time-honored tradition that is passed on here.” Indeed, the recipes in The Good Home Cookbook will serve as a lasting reminder to current-and future-generations of how we lived and ate together as families, not only in the ‘40s and ‘50s, but in the early years of this new century and beyond.
Throughout the elaborate testing and feedback process, any modifications had to adhere to the parameters of traditional
ingredients and cooking methods to maintain the integrity of the original recipe. “Our testers were very candid, |
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and opinionated-and we encouraged it,” Perry explains. “We tried to find recipes that were classics, but had a little
character-we wanted them to be appetizing to today’s audience, without modernizing-a fine line!” The result is a
compendium of hearty, wholesome, and truly American recipes that can satisfy even the pickiest of eaters at the dinner table.