Found! Old recipe book

Gers

The very last part of my kitchen has now been cleared out and, on a very high shelf, almost out of reach, was an old recipe book. 'Good Housekeeping: Cooking is Fun' dated (by me) 1965 and costing 9/6d.

It's dog-eared and obviously well used by me in my younger days so I look forward to using some of the old recipes again.

Has anyone got an older (and originally owned) cookbook still in regular use??

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aussielle

I have an old book my Mum gave me, it's called
Good Housekeeping - The Basics from 1961 and yep it's still in use, although a little tatty!

ceebeeby

I've got Mrs Beeton's One Shilling Book dated 1901 with hand written scribbles in the margin from my great-grandmother. Some recipes are fab!!! As are the "ways of looking after your husband"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gers

ceebeeby wrote:

I've got Mrs Beeton's One Shilling Book dated 1901 with hand written scribbles in the margin from my great-grandmother. Some recipes are fab!!! As are the "ways of looking after your husband"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gers wrote:

Has anyone got an older (and originally owned) cookbook still in regular use??

Are you THAT old??? :eek: :eek: :eek:


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moggins

I've got a copy of Cooking On A Shoestring which I bought brand new when I first got married back in the mid 80's. At the moment I am panicking like mad as I've mislaid it and I know I'll never find another copy now

Skintmama

Mrs Beeton's Household Management circa 1920 (pressie from antique shop) and yes I do use it!

Woman's Home Companion Cookbook 1943 (American)

My Fun to Cook Book Hamlyn 1971
The best kid's cookery book ever, taught me , my siblings and my children to cook. If OS could reproduce the same format it would be a real winner. Bet lots of you had this, or it's companion My Learn to Cook Book!

Good Housekeeping Basic Cookery (revised edition) 1974

Farmhouse Fare (recipes from Farmers Weekly) 1981 version. I get the impression the recipes date back to the first edition published in 1935.

Mrguerite Patten's 500 recipes. Homemade wines and drinks 1969 Price 3/6.

Delia's Frugal Cookery (can't remember the title and cannot lay my hands on it right this moment) bought in 1977 I think.

I love all these books. For OS and moneysaving they are great as the recipes are far more economical than modern chefs advocate although I do make plenty of additions to them, greedy luxury lover that I am

I look forward to seeing other people's hoarded books, a good list for going secondhand book shopping with!

sorry, just read the original post properly, hope imy list is interesting to someone anyway!

mummysaver

I love old cookbooks - I'd forgotten the "Fun to cook" book, was it a white cover? I think it must be out in the garage with another childhood favourite "The Wizards Cookbook", lots of recipes for normal things but with strange names! Guess where I'll be this afternoon - oh well, garage needs a tidy!

My most used old cookbook is the "Good Housekeeping" one, black hard cover, and really really good for anything, if the recipe isn't there then it didn't exist back then! My copy was passed on via a great aunt who used it a lot, so not really mine from new, but why would I need a new copy, only if I didn't need to know how to preserve eggs in eisinglass (or something) in a pail! Has anyone ever done this?

Also use a Margueite Patten cook book - orange cover, can't think of the name, we just call it "the one with the chocolate cake recipe in"! This came from my mum, so again not mine from new.

I do agree with you Skintmama about the older books being more economical, I guess that when these were written there was neither the money or the choice available to most people that there is today.

Skintmama

mummysaver wrote:

I love old cookbooks - I'd forgotten the "Fun to cook" book, was it a white cover? .

Yep, that's right! Although mine is also stained and disintegrating

Gers

Mine is called 'Cooking is Fun' which is written on the inside of a white bowl with a woman in a striped apron whisking in amongst it! Book is a soft back and is pale blue.

Can't find my 'Glasgow Cookery Book' though Must be somewhere.

wigginsmum

I have the cookbook which accompanied Mum's first electric cooker in 1956; very tatty though.

carol_a_3

I have a book I got in a batch from E bay called "The Olio cookbook" It's a later edition...from 1948!