Joy of Cooking Leather Bound Gifts for Her this oval gratin is handsome

this oval gratin is handsome enough to go directly from the oven to the table

The handle is slender and gently arched

Decorative hanging finials crown both the top and bottom

The flatware set includes a Japanese eggplant colored acrylic handled soup spoon

and color required the hands of highly skilled craftsmen

Joy of Cooking Leather Bound Gifts for Her this oval gratin is handsomeA trusted leather bound companion in American kitchens since Irma S. Rombauer first self published Joy of Cooking's first three thousand copies in 1931. Nearly a century later, with more than twenty million copies in print, it remains one of the most influential and enduring cookbooks ever written. This thoroughly revised edition has been updated by Irma's great grandson, John Becker, and his wife, Megan Scott, who developed more than six hundred new