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A couple of years ago, while out taking my evening walk, it happened to be recyclable trash day the next morning, so everyone in my neighborhood had their bins at the curb. I walked past a home and in one of the bins, sitting atop old magazines and newspapers was this gem. An original printing from 1943.
This one is in poor condition, it's on Ebay or Amazon, I forget which one. Mine is the same version, is old looking, some pages are food stained but in wonderful condition otherwise! One of my favorite cookbooks! The words of wisdom and photos in the book are priceless!
I have actually made some of the recipes contained in the book, shocked at the amount of butter, shortening and other fats contained within the recipes.
I have adapted a lot of these recipes to my own way of cooking, a bit more healthier but still old school, comfort food style with lots of flavor!
Blessings!
Last edited by Kitchen Witch; 08-27-2014 at 01:55 PM..
I have a couple my MIL gave me that she got from her MIL. Both are from the 40s. I have tried some, mainly dessert recipes. Bavarian cream in a mold is my absolute favourite recipe I have tried from them. It really is a lot of fun to read and try them out.
I have a couple my MIL gave me that she got from her MIL. Both are from the 40s. I have tried some, mainly dessert recipes. Bavarian cream in a mold is my absolute favourite recipe I have tried from them. It really is a lot of fun to read and try them out.
Those cookbooks must be gems! I love old cookbooks, having even gone to several libraries to find older ones, but the best source is via garage sales and antique shops! Also, old Amish cookbooks are rare gems to find, snatch it up if you can find one, as the Amish style of cooking is always the comfort food style, using whole, fresh ingredients.
I have found that a lot of the recipes contained in old cookbooks are just not made anymore in this day and age, but oh what a treat it is when you make something from one of those cookbooks. And mostly I do alter the recipes from long ago, but ya know, sometimes I just follow that dang recipe to the letter using all the bad stuff.
It always comes out tasting better than when I try to "health" it up, lol
Bavarian cream in the mold is one of my favorites too magicshark!!
And I mean "old"! When I was a student at the University of Mississippi, I remember seeing some recipes in a Ladies' Home Journal dating before World War I! I didn't try one, though.
Absolutely, I was given a cookbook from the 1920's by my neighbor, the cookbook belonged to her Mother.
To tell the truth though I picked a "safe" recipe with ingredients I could readily obtain.
Maternal Grandma died 2005 at the ripe old age of 97. I inherited her recipe box! Talk about the most treasured item she could have ever offered! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (making your own noodles is a lost art, you know?)
Those cookbooks must be gems! I love old cookbooks, having even gone to several libraries to find older ones, but the best source is via garage sales and antique shops! Also, old Amish cookbooks are rare gems to find, snatch it up if you can find one, as the Amish style of cooking is always the comfort food style, using whole, fresh ingredients.
I have found that a lot of the recipes contained in old cookbooks are just not made anymore in this day and age, but oh what a treat it is when you make something from one of those cookbooks. And mostly I do alter the recipes from long ago, but ya know, sometimes I just follow that dang recipe to the letter using all the bad stuff.
It always comes out tasting better than when I try to "health" it up, lol
Bavarian cream in the mold is one of my favorites too magicshark!!
Blessings!
We happen to live somewhat close to the German Colonies settled in Iowa and their cookbooks are tremendous when you can find one.
I don't partake in the whole garage sale shopping thing but I will go to the city wide sales specifically for old cookbooks.
I read cookbooks like I read a regular book and they are absolutely fascinating to me, so many tips and tricks from one generation to the next for the kitchen, preparing, cooking and baking.
Not quite as good as actually talking to the Elders but good none the less.
How to prep that freshly beheaded chicken is always a hoot! LOL
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When I was a student at the University of Mississippi, I remember seeing some recipes in a Ladies' Home Journal dating before World War I! I didn't try one, though.
