I was raised on The Joy of Cooking as my Bible for cooking. I was so anxious to receive my new (1997) edition as my 1975 edition was falling apart. To my dismay none of the recipes I depend upon were there, or if they were, were completely altered. Where is the Persimmon pudding? The basic cornbread? The bran muffins(the old version)? Gone. And I detect a trendiness at the cost of taste in the guise of low-fat, etc. (this should be a separate section only). I am now faced with a dilemma of what to do. I only use my 1975 edition but it is falling apart. Will the Joy of Cooking people please reconsider reissuing it? How about renaming this edition as Joy II for those who actually like it? Thanks, Karen in Santa Cruz