The 20 Minute French Gourmet

April, 1961

The 20 Minute French GourmetThat French Cooking is the finest in the Western world, no man in his right appetite could possibly question. Too many bachelors outside France, however, make the mistake of thinking that the magnificence of the art culinaire depends upon the lavish use of one main ingredient: time. A Frenchman who's in a mood for onion soup, say, is quite content to take five hours just to simmer his stock before the first slice of onion goes into the pot. If you look up Alex-andre D...