Re: Cookbooks

[Susan Grigsby <sgrigsby@ATLCHAI.ORG>]

I collect old cookbooks.  I have a (badly damaged but readable) copy of
the original Fannie Farmer cookbook published in the 1880s.  Where else
will you find the directions for getting rust stains out of
linsey-woolsey or what wood to use in the stove or how to plan your
cooking so that all items of the meal arrive at the table still hot?  I
have another one from the late '30s with a chapter on how to stretch
ration coupons as well as cake recipe variations that used only one egg
and less than 1/2 cup sugar.  It gives tips on how to get the most for
your money at the butcher shop ("keep a close watch as the butcher trims
your meat and have him give you the trimmings for a hearty stew").  The
handwritten comments in the margins are also priceless!  I love these
books!

--
Susan Grigsby, LMS
The Epstein School  Atlanta, GA
sgrigsby@atlchai.org

Those who don't understand aren't committed ...those who do should be!

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