cookery books aimed at money savers

justpeyton4now

Also WHSmith is having a pretty good sale on cookbooks now. Run it through a cashback site for some extra savings. I looked at the up to £5 ones in general cooking and there are a number I'm considering. (Muttering to self, must be thrifty, must be thrifty )

HTH

maman

dolly_day_dream wrote: »

From a quick glance through the original Frugal Food is the same as the re-printed Frugal Food.

I believe the rabbits have been removed!!

thriftlady_2

maman wrote: »

I believe the rabbits have been removed!!

Yes the rabbit recipes have gone -why? And so has the method for making yogurt which is also odd -surely that is useful when you consider how much yogurt the nation gets through? Also the imperial measurements have gone:mad:

The new book looks nicer, but has less -a case of less with more;)

dolly_day_dream

Sorry I was comparing the meatless meals section because I cook meat (onlyh for the family) so rarely these days:o

Scarlett25

I have a lot of the books already mentioned and also this book I found at a carboot sale - The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American by Jeff Smith. It's an interesting book but some things I wouldn't fancy cooking.....like the Native American recipe for buffalo and blackberry stew :eek: :rotfl:

rosemarym_2

SunnyGirl wrote: »

The Frugal Cookbook by Fiona Beckett is another very good one. I've had it from the library for the past few weeks. I also love The Paupers Cookbook by Jocasta Innes, I was brought up on the recipes from this book LOL!

I lived on this when I was a teenager - my lovely neighbour gave me a copy. I remember the onion tart ...

rosemarym_2

justpeyton4now wrote: »

I love the older cookbooks also. I find a lot of them at car boot sales, table tops and charity shops. I think I'm going to have to put up more shelves soon. :rotfl:

I have a collection of old cookery and household economy books - I love them too. My mother gave me a 1928 Mrs Beeton 33 years ago which she got from an antique shop. There is pretty much everything you could need in there ... I still have it. My MIL (now sadly passed) gave me a 1940s Good Housekeeping which is nearly as good. It fell apart and then I found one in exactly the same in good condition. I have a few more less well-known ones as well.

ZCC72

dolly_day_dream wrote: »

From a quick glance through the original Frugal Food is the same as the re-printed Frugal Food.

I noticed it is the same too - haven't looked at the Cheat book (same title as one of her 1970's books -Dear Delia seems to be getting in on the recycling act!)

I think that the best "thrifty recipe book" would be the one we make ourselves from all the tried, tested and delicious ones from all you lovely people!! Can we put together an MSEcookbook????

foreign_correspondent

I got "Beggars' Banquets" by Marlena Spieler from a charity shop for 99p - hate the name but the recipes are good..

I need the old 'frugal food' book, as I love a rabbit and have one in the freezer, waiting to be cooked with cider :-)

rosemarym_2

Beki wrote: »

I'd really like to find one which has a lot of old-fashioned recipes in.. maybe wartime, or 50's & 60's. Like the stuff my nan learned to cook and still cooked until she died in the 80's.

You know the type... rib-sticking, yummy, home-made, warm, cuddly comfort food

I used to get these from second-hand bookshops for pennies - I haven't looked lately (bookshops were replaced with estate agents and card shops) but maybe they are still there to be found...