The author, Joseph Amendola, has been a valued instructor in baking, cake decorating, and ice carving at the Culinary Institute of America since 1950. Prior to that he taught baking in the Armed Forces and for the Connecticut State Department of Education. He has tested all the formulas presented in the manual in the bakeshop of the Institute for taste, cost, and acceptance by the public. They are designed for young bakers on the job, for instructors in vocational schools, and for supervisors of baking apprentices. This book has become a classic in its field. CONTENTS: Ingredients.............................................. Yeast-Made Products...................................... Cakes.................................................... Cookies.................................................. Pies..................................................... Puddings................................................ Icings and Frostings.................................... Assorted Pastries and Desserts.......................... Appendix ............................................... Bakers' Dictionary...................................... Index...................................................

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