Thanks to blog followers who shared their thoughts and comments on Feb 15th post Share Your Cookbook Shelf and to the two below who emailed photos of their cookbooks.
From Colleen
“This is about half my cookbook collection. I have over two hundred altogether. Another bookcase this size and lots of little stacks around the house. Last year I decided I would pick a cookbook a month and make five recipes I’d never tried. I did not complete the task every month but it was a lot of fun trying.”
Colleen
just half? Thanks for sharing your photo, Colleen.
and from Euthemia who says “My favorite cookbook is 660 Curries”
plus another photo of her three shelves of cookbooks
Euthemia sent this photo of her three shelves filled with cookbooks.
and here are a couple of photographs of my old cookbooks, a bit grainy in the low light shot with the iPhone
My parents spent their wedding night at The Palmer House in Chicago Illinois, August 28, 1939. I remember my dad said they ate Tomato Soup. The next day they took a train to New Haven where they would live for the next three years and they didn’t get a sleeper car but sat up (less expensive).
I bought the The Palmer House Cookbook on ebay and it is signed by the Head Chef Ernest E. Amiet in 1940 when it was published. I googled him and couldn’t find any further reference.
Anyone Can Bake Cook Book
from the interior of Anyone Can Bake
And a photographic plate from the Palmer House Cookbook of Calf’s Head en Tortue- trends and tastes change over time.
Oh my goodness you ladies sure like to cook. I might have five cookbooks in total. No wonder cooking isn’t my favorite thing to do. 🙂 🙂 🙂
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
oh wow! what a delightful post! i used to collect cook books, but i am not a cooker. however i can set a pretty good-looking table 😀
What a very fun topic for a post, Ruth. My mom fed us using recipes from an old book called, The Womens’ Home Companion Cookbook, and I made sure my kids and all my siblings had used copies that I found in thrift stores or used book stores.
Those are huge collections. Mine not so much and most of them are kosher cookbooks
I love the old cookbooks (not that I cook much).
I love this post- as I no longer fill guilty about the array of cookbooks I have in various spots and bookshelves!!
Precious collection! A cookbook a month and make five recipes I’d never tried– I love that idea! I tend to use the same recipes over and over… 🙂
Good to see I’m not alone in my love of recipes, I think it brings me back to the love and joy of being with family around a huge table . This post makes me want to get all my mom’s recipes and cookbooks unpacked and in the same place.
A lovely collection of memories in these great shots Ruth!
I enjoy cookbooks more than I enjoy cooking
Thank you for the visual history; seeing how people dress and what they ate over time is such a great way to get a feel for past trends and values.
And thanks to your cooking friends for sharing their photos; impressive collections!
I remember how Joyce had such a nice collection on shelves in the kitchen. She had a built in shelves. How nice that was!!
What an assortment! Who didn’t smile seeing the cam of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce?
thanks John. I loved your tuna casserole but wrote a comment in my head instead of on your actual post. YIKES. I had better get with it. Your mother’s recipe sounded so rich and satisfying, soup and mayo and all.
Perfect for this season.