''Manifold Destiny'' is a 1989
cookbook
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Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food.
Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (appetizer, first cour ...
(), its updated 1998 edition () and a 2008 update () on the subject of cooking on the surface of a
car engine
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. It was written by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller, a photographer and a travel writer who were also
rally
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Spor ...
drivers.
The authors claimed inspiration from a trip from
Montreal
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to
Boston
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, where the authors were inspired to keep a package of
smoked meat
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from
Schwartz's
Schwartz's (French: ''Chez Schwartz''), also known as the Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen (French: ''Charcuterie Hébraïque de Montréal, Inc.''), is a Jewish delicatessen restaurant and take-out, located at 3895 Saint-Laurent Boulevard in Montre ...
in Montreal hot by placing it in a secure spot on the car's engine block, having heard that it was said to be common for truckers to keep cans of soup hot by doing the same thing.
See also
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Outdoor cooking
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References
Cookbooks
1989 non-fiction books
Transport culture
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