2012 Reprint of Original 1958 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Catanzaro’s cookbook is full of original recipes, none of which had appeared in book form before its publication. It provides easy-to-follow steps for cakes, cannoli, pastry, antipasto and numerous other delicacies. She also covers wine tastes, puddings, frostings pizzas, glaces, tortes, custards, meringues and their accompanying beverages; wines, cordials, brandies, liqueurs, punches, syrups and caffe espresso. The author also discusses parfaits, tortoni , bombe, mousse and many others. More than 500 recipes have been selected. They are easy to follow and the GLOSSARY of Italian cooking terms and a COMPLETE INDEX make the cook book quite easy to navigate.