Last week the Observer on Sunday (a UK national newspaper) ran a lengthy article about the upcoming English translation of 'Il Cucchiaio d'Argento', aka 'The Silver Spoon'.
According to the article, The Silver Spoon is, 'a 55-year-old, hefty 1,264-page cookery book. It's been the most popular recipe book in Italy since 1950 and is the book every bride is given on her wedding day. Now into its eighth edition, it's about to be published in English for the first time.'
So has anyone heard of this book? Is it really that basic to Italian kitchens? Does every bride really receive a copy on her wedding day? More to the point, can it possibly be worth the 25 quid that Phaidon are charging for it?
Yes, that's true; I have a 1954 edition, that was my mother's one, that her mother in law gave to her when she married my father!! they are all dead and i am right now looking for cookies to bake for x-mas, I am 57 Buy the copy and keep it for your daughter!!!
