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| Written by | Pat Tornborg |
| Illustrator | Robert Dennis |
| Published | 1978 |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| ISBN | 0448476371 |
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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
- Cookie Monster, Grover, Prairie Dawn, Ernie, Bert, Roosevelt Franklin, The Amazing Mumford, Grandmum, Betty Lou, Oscar the Grouch, Sherlock Hemlock, Count von Count, Big Bird, Guy Smiley, Mrs. Willard Fillmore, Susan, Rubber Duckie, Maria, David, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Mrs. Wiggins, Herry Monster, Maurice Monster, Frazzle, Little Jerry and the Monotones, Granny Fanny Nesselrode, Mr. Hooper, The Twiddlebugs, Little Bird
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.