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COOKING

Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a book about low-salt Chinese seafood cooking could be assigned "COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Chinese", "COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt" and "COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood".

CKB000000   COOKING / General

CKB107000   COOKING / Baby Food

CKB100000   COOKING / Beverages / General

CKB088000   COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / General

CKB006000   COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending & Cocktails

CKB007000   COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer

CKB130000   COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Spirits

CKB126000   COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine

CKB019000   COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea

CKB118000   COOKING / Beverages / Juices & Smoothies

CKB008000   COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic

CKB128000   COOKING / Celebrities & Media Tie-In

                              COOKING / Cigars & Tobacco see Entertaining or ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related

CKB127000   COOKING / Comfort Food

CKB119000   COOKING / Cooking for Kids

CKB120000   COOKING / Cooking with Kids

CKB101000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / General

CKB003000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Appetizers

CKB009000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Bread

CKB010000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Breakfast

CKB012000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Brunch

CKB014000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cakes

CKB112000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Casseroles

CKB095000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery

CKB021000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cookies

CKB024000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts

CKB122000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Ice Cream, Ices, etc.

CKB062000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pastry

CKB063000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pies

CKB064000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pizza

CKB073000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Salads

CKB121000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sandwiches

CKB102000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sauces & Dressings

CKB135000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Snacks *

CKB079000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Soups & Stews

CKB136000   COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Tea Time *

CKB029000   COOKING / Entertaining

CKB131000   COOKING / Equipment & Utensils

CKB030000   COOKING / Essays & Narratives

CKB132000   COOKING / Farm to Table

CKB039000   COOKING / Health & Healing / General

CKB106000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Allergy

CKB103000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Cancer

CKB025000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free

CKB111000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Gluten-Free

CKB104000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Heart

CKB114000   COOKING / Health & Healing / High Protein

CKB108000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Carbohydrate

CKB050000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Cholesterol

CKB051000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Fat

CKB137000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Low FODMAP *

CKB052000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt

                               COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Sugar see Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free

CKB026000   COOKING / Health & Healing / Weight Control

CKB041000   COOKING / History

CKB042000   COOKING / Holiday

CKB115000   COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants

CKB023000   COOKING / Methods / General

CKB004000   COOKING / Methods / Baking

CKB005000   COOKING / Methods / Barbecue & Grilling

CKB015000   COOKING / Methods / Canning & Preserving

CKB020000   COOKING / Methods / Cooking for One

CKB116000   COOKING / Methods / Frying

CKB033000   COOKING / Methods / Garnishing & Food Presentation

CKB037000   COOKING / Methods / Gourmet

CKB113000   COOKING / Methods / Low Budget

CKB057000   COOKING / Methods / Microwave

CKB060000   COOKING / Methods / Outdoor

CKB129000   COOKING / Methods / Pressure Cooking

CKB068000   COOKING / Methods / Professional

CKB069000   COOKING / Methods / Quantity

CKB070000   COOKING / Methods / Quick & Easy

CKB110000   COOKING / Methods / Raw Food

CKB109000   COOKING / Methods / Slow Cooking

CKB081000   COOKING / Methods / Special Appliances

CKB089000   COOKING / Methods / Wok

CKB117000   COOKING / Pet Food

CKB133000   COOKING / Picnicking & Tailgating

CKB071000   COOKING / Reference

CKB031000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / General

CKB001000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / African

CKB002000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / General

CKB002010   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / California Style

CKB002020   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / Middle Atlantic States

CKB002030   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / Middle Western States

CKB002040   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / New England

CKB002050   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / Northwestern States

CKB002060   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / Southern States

CKB002070   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / Southwestern States

CKB002080   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / American / Western States

CKB134000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Amish & Mennonite

CKB090000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Asian

CKB097000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Australian & Oceanian

                              COOKING / Regional & Cultural / British see Regional & Cultural / English, Scottish & Welsh

CKB013000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Cajun & Creole

CKB091000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Canadian

CKB016000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Caribbean & West Indian

CKB099000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Central American & South American

CKB017000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Chinese

                              COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Creole see Regional & Cultural / Cajun & Creole

                             COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Eastern European see Regional & Cultural / European

CKB011000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / English, Scottish & Welsh

CKB092000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / European

CKB034000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / French

CKB036000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / German

CKB038000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Greek

CKB043000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Hungarian

CKB044000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Indian & South Asian

CKB058000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Indigenous Food of the Americas

CKB138000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Indigenous Food of Turtle Island *

CKB045000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / International

CKB046000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Irish

CKB047000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Italian

CKB048000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Japanese

CKB049000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Jewish & Kosher

CKB123000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Korean

                                  COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Latin American see Regional & Cultural / Central American & South American

CKB055000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Mediterranean

CKB056000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Mexican

CKB093000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Middle Eastern

CKB139000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Native American *

CKB065000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Polish

CKB066000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Portuguese

CKB072000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Russian

CKB074000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Scandinavian

                               COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Scottish see Regional & Cultural / English, Scottish & Welsh

CKB078000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Soul Food

                              COOKING / Regional & Cultural / South American see Regional & Cultural / Central American & South American

CKB124000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Southeast Asian

CKB080000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Spanish

CKB083000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Thai

CKB084000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Turkish

CKB094000   COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Vietnamese

                              COOKING / Regional & Cultural / Welsh see Regional & Cultural / English, Scottish & Welsh

                                 COOKING / Regional & Cultural / West Indian see Regional & Cultural / Caribbean & West Indian

CKB077000   COOKING / Seasonal

CKB105000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / General

CKB018000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Chocolate

CKB096000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Dairy

CKB076000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Fish & Seafood

CKB035000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Fruit

CKB032000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Game

CKB040000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments

CKB054000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Meat

CKB059000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Natural Foods

CKB061000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Pasta

CKB067000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Poultry

CKB098000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Rice & Grains

CKB085000   COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Vegetables

CKB140000   COOKING / Street Food *

CKB082000   COOKING / Tablesetting

CKB125000   COOKING / Vegan

CKB086000   COOKING / Vegetarian

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