other readers may ask themselves, "why do i read this novel again and again?" but not me! no--i _know_ the reason i keep coming back to Chris: in addition to describing a few really excellent shopping trips and the resultant outfits, Marg Nelson describes the _how_ of canning (and promoting) salmon (fancy-type, regular, whatever).

this book makes me wish i'd had a better showing in chemistry...so i could be a Home Economics major. ( )