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Carefully, Take No Frogs

Advantages: Great recipes, very funny
Disadvantages: You need to know discworld

Let me first introduce Nanny Ogg. Anyone who is familiar with Terry Pratchett's Discworld will already know her. She is one of the three witches of Lancre, a town found on Discworld. Nanny has a large family comprising of several children, a multitude ...

Shanksey 13.02.2004 · Read full review
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The Joy of Snacks

Advantages: a very funny read
Disadvantages: none

...This book is a collection of the recipes and wisdom of Nanny Ogg, resident of Lancre, witch and now author, who will be a familiar figure to those of you who have read Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Those of you who have read Maskerade will be famili ...

chicane 21.08.2001 · Read full review
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All It Takes Is A Bit Of Foresight.

Advantages: Solid, practical advice for anyone who's had to ask where the man with the ferrets should be seated
Disadvantages: The Etiquette in the Bedroom section got cut...

As a long term Terry Pratchett fan, my collection would not be complete without all the associated spin off books and paraphanalia thath any successful series creates. Luckily for me, this doesn't consist of lampshades and wallpaper, but rather intelligen ...

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Strawberry Wobblers?

Advantages: Delicious recipes, brilliant illustrations, rib tickling writing
Disadvantages: Some ingredients required can be a little hard to find....

Nanny Ogg's Cookbook is another piece of 'spin-off' literature from the Discworld series by Terry Prachett. In the book, Nanny Ogg, the Discworld's wisest (and randiest) witch has kindly parted with many unique recipes, such as 'Bananana Soup Surprise' -" ...

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Further Information about Nanny Oggs

Advantages: Fantastic Recipies in an easy to follow format
Disadvantages: Some of the references are aimed at fans of the discworld series

In response to comments made about my previous review I have decided to add more practical details about this item. The Layout The layout has roughly one page per recipe, more pages are included where necassary. The overall size of the book is fairl ...

Kalanac 23.06.2004 · Read full review
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