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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 & Ethnic / Chinese", "COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt" and "COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood".

CKB000000	COOKING / General
CKB107000	COOKING / Baby Food
CKB100000	COOKING / Beverages / General
CKB006000	COOKING / Beverages / Bartending
CKB007000	COOKING / Beverages / Beer
CKB019000	COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea
CKB008000	COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic
CKB088000	COOKING / Beverages / Wine & Spirits
	COOKING / Cigars & Tobacco see Entertaining or ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Tobacco-Related
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 *
CKB018000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Chocolate
CKB095000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery
CKB021000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cookies
CKB024000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts
CKB062000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pastry
CKB063000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pies
CKB064000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pizza
CKB073000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Salads
CKB102000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sauces & Dressings
CKB079000	COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Soups & Stews
CKB029000	COOKING / Entertaining
CKB030000	COOKING / Essays & Narratives
CKB039000	COOKING / Health & Healing / General
CKB106000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Allergy
CKB103000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Cancer
CKB025000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free
CKB104000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Heart
CKB111000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Gluten-Free
CKB108000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Carbohydrate
CKB050000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Cholesterol
CKB051000	COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Fat
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
CKB023000	COOKING / Methods / General
CKB004000	COOKING / Methods / Baking
CKB005000	COOKING / Methods / Barbecue & Grilling
CKB015000	COOKING / Methods / Canning & Preserving
CKB020000	COOKING / Methods / Cookery for One
CKB033000	COOKING / Methods / Garnishing
CKB037000	COOKING / Methods / Gourmet
CKB113000	COOKING / Methods / Low Budget *
CKB057000	COOKING / Methods / Microwave
CKB060000	COOKING / Methods / Outdoor
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
CKB071000	COOKING / Reference
CKB031000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / General
CKB001000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / African
CKB002000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / General
CKB002010	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / California Style
CKB002020	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Atlantic States
CKB002030	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Western States
CKB002040	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / New England
CKB002050	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Northwestern States
CKB002060	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States
CKB002070	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southwestern States
CKB002080	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Western States
CKB090000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Asian
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / British see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh
CKB013000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole
CKB091000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Canadian
CKB016000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian
CKB099000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American
CKB017000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Chinese
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Creole see Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Eastern European see Regional & Ethnic / European
CKB011000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh
CKB092000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / European
CKB034000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / French
CKB036000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / German
CKB038000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Greek
CKB043000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Hungarian
CKB044000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Indian & South Asian
CKB045000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / International
CKB046000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Irish
CKB047000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Italian
CKB048000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Japanese
CKB049000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Jewish & Kosher
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Latin American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American
CKB055000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Mediterranean
CKB056000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Mexican
CKB093000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern
CKB058000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Native American
CKB097000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Pacific Rim
CKB065000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Polish
CKB066000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Portuguese
CKB072000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Russian
CKB074000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scandinavian
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scottish see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh
CKB078000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / South American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American
CKB080000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Spanish
CKB083000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Thai
CKB084000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Turkish
CKB094000	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Vietnamese
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Welsh see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh
	COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / West Indian see Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian
CKB077000	COOKING / Seasonal
CKB105000	COOKING / Specific Ingredients / General
CKB096000	COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Dairy
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
CKB076000	COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood
CKB085000	COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Vegetables
CKB082000	COOKING / Tablesetting
CKB086000	COOKING / Vegetarian & Vegan

If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.

NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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