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Sesame street cookbook 1
Written by Pat Tornborg
Illustrator Robert Dennis
Published 1978
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN 0448476371
SSCookbook-frontcovers

inside front covers

SSCookbook-backcovers

inside back covers

The Sesame Street Cookbook is a 1978 Sesame Street book that features recipes and advice from all of the Sesame friends.

Sections and Recipes[]

  • A La Peanut Butter Soup!: The Amazing Mumford discusses Grandmother Mumford's recipe.
  • Little Quiches: Grover thinks Betty Lou wants to give him a kiss, not a quiche.
  • Tossed Salad: Grover throws the salad, to Betty Lou's dismay.
  • Sweet Kisses: Grover offers to shake Betty Lou's hand instead.
  • Oscar's Sardine Specialties: Oscar's trash can is floating in the ocean, and Oscar comments that Grouches like sardines because they "come in a can and have a bad reputation!" Sardine and Orange Salad, Sardines in Cucumber Canoes, and Sardine and Pickle on Pumpernickel are the recipes.
  • Tele-grahams: Betty Lou dresses as a postal worker, giving graham cracker notes to Cookie Monster, Bert, Big Bird, Count von Count, and Sherlock Hemlock.
  • Delicious Dishes: Grover invites Cookie Monster over for meals created in edible bowls and utensils.
  • Strawberry Mousse: Guy Smiley hosts the game show "Can You Beat That?" with contestant Mrs. Willard Fillmore mixing various ingredients with an eggbeater.
  • The Count's Twenty-is-Plenty Log: Count von Count makes a log from pumpernickel bread and cream cheese.
  • Un-cookies: Cookie Monster's recipe for cookies that don't need to be baked.
  • Grover's Flights of Fancy: As Grover flies his plane in the sky, he imagines the sun as a Sun Jelly Sundae and the moon as a Full Moon Salad, both of which are gelatin dishes.
  • Oscar's Junk Food Pie: Oscar inspires Susan to prepare a pie based on the language Oscar uses (beat-up eggs, sour lemon juice, etc.).
  • Prairie Dawn's Popcorn Pudding: Prairie Dawn gives some tips on how popcorn can be used other than as a snack.
  • Rubber Duckie Floats: In poem form, Ernie craves a beverage that reminds him of the suds in his bathtub.
  • Snuffle's Truffles: Mr. Snuffleupagus shows Big Bird how to make bite-size snacks while David and Maria are out shopping.
  • Mrs. Wiggins' Alpha Betty: Winnie Wiggins tells Grover of a family recipe that she's never been able to enjoy because she's too busy reading the letters on the crust.
  • Monster Melon: Herry Monster shares a recipe with Guy Smiley that he uses for monster parties.
  • Shake It Awake: Little Jerry and the Monotones perform a rock song about a healthy milkshake.
  • Bert's Best Breakfasts: Ernie watches a show on TV, "The Dull Breakfast" (a continuing "cereal", according to Ernie), while Bert makes oatmeal soup and oatmeal burgers.
  • Secret Dreams: Granny Fanny Nesselrode watches a cooking show featuring Julia Grown-Up fixing snacks; Betty Lou confuses it for a soap opera.
  • Big Bird's Sesame Treats: Big Bird shows Mr. Hooper what he plans to make for a block party.
  • It's Very Easy Bean Green: Oscar and Prairie Dawn discuss a recipe involving green beans flavored with lemon juice and relish.
  • Herry Monster's Mood Food: Herry showcases that it's hard to tell people how he feels just by looking at him.
  • Snuffle-loaf in a Spaghetti Nest: Big Bird creates a dish that looks like Snuffy seated in Big Bird's nest.
  • "P" Soup: Sherlock Hemlock comes across three bowls of soup: "E" soup, "C" soup, and "P" Soup
  • Twiddle-burgers with Topping: The Twiddlebugs tell some twiddle-riddles.
  • Count Your Dressings: The Count gives four recipes for dressings.
  • Big Bird's Best Nests: Big Bird recites three poems about nests made out of food.
  • Little Bird's Nest Fillings: Little Bird's recommendations on what to fill Big Bird's food nests with.

Characters[]

In order of appearance

Notes[]

  • The book was published under Grosset's "Platt & Munk" name.
  • The book was designed by Sallie Baldwin and Frank Scully of Bob Antler & Sallie Baldwin, Inc.
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