Calvin Lee's Chinese Cooking for American Kitchens - 1958 vintage cookbook

"This is not only a delightful cookbook -- it is a delightful story too. The recipes are designed to make the preparation of Chinese food as easy as eating it. In a simple and direct American way, Calvin Lee tells how to make the best of Chinese dishes, the kind you will find in the finest Chinese restaurants and never guess you could make so easily at home... The great joy of this book is that it tells the story of Chinese food, both in China and here in America. It will acquaint you with Chinatown and a Chinese grocery store sop that you will learn each vegetable, each melon, each sauce as well as if it came from your own supermarket..." - Chinese Cooking for American Kitchens - Calvin Lee. With Illustrations by Mabel Wong Lilienstein. Published 1958, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York Hardcover. Approx 6x8.5in. 190pp. Spine of dustjacket faded. Has some small tears and dings consistent with vintage. Book itself is in good shape.