INTRODUCTION - THE PLEASURES OF THE TABLE VERSUS. To My Readers Looking down the long vista of nearly half a century with eyes that have retained their keen vision of Feminine Artistry and Glistatory Skill, the most vivid impression which remains is that Simplicity is, and always will be, the crowning success of both. But, let us understand each other. Simplicity neither means wearing the same hat and when it is tired having it touched up, nor does it mean serving the same joints and when they are cold having them rehashed. Simplicity does not mean monotony, nor does it mean plainness. Simplicity in Cookery does nut mean those monotonous meals which invariably remind you of the day of the week and prompt abysmally bored husbands to stray. Here, Simplicity signifies Good Taste and is used as a contrast to Complication-an even worse devil than dullness. The object of this book is to give you somc of my pet creations which have their charm because they are simple We shall, as much as...