Recommend an Old Style Book?

Trinny

Hello all

I would recommend

1. Victory cookbook by Margeurite Patten - sorry about spelling
2. Paupers cookbook - Jocasta Innes
3. Anything by Shirley Goode - classic thrift from the 1980's
4. Food for free - Richard Mabey - great for wannabee foragers - you can save quids if you know what to look for and when to look
5. Also on the subject of foraging - river cottage do a great seashore foraging book, great if you live close to the beach
6. Anything by Fiona beckett - beyond baked beans, and her other student cook books
7. Grub on a grant - by Cas ? - classic cheap student food

Why not check out the library - there are loads of frugal food books at ours - most of the above are available to lend, and at least you can get a good look at them before you buy

Best Wishes

Trin

rosieben

I forgot to add that my absolute favourite OS style books are Tightwad Gazette and Thrifty ways for modern days - although most of whats in the latter I've read on the forum, I still like to have it in book format

Gigervamp

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Recently got Darina Allen's 'Forgotten Skills of Cooking' and love it - includes foraging, all sorts of basic dishes, how to use up more or less every part of an animal, preserving just about anything you can think of, wine and beer making, smoking food, sausage making, etc, etc... She is Rachel Allen's mother-in-law I think.

Thanks for the review. I keep looking at that book and wondering if it's any good. I'll have to order it.

Edited to add:
The Book People have it for £9.99.

cheeswright

just talking to neighbour over fence and she had the forgotten skills book - ten mins later had out credit card...loads of stuff in it that I have already spent ages looking up on internet - an lots i hadnt thought to....excellent recomendation

ifonlyitwaseasier

Reverbe wrote: »

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

try the paupers cookbook, very cheap on amazon and brilliant,
also try "How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money and Hardly Any Time, Even If You Have a Tiny Kitchen, Only Three ... - Unless You Count the Garlic Crusher... " by Gill Holcombe
she has a second one out called "Fish Pies and French Fries, Vegetables, Meat and Something Sweet ... Affordable, Everyday Food and Family-friendly Recipes Made Easy"
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I got the former from a charity shop for £2 after wanting it for ages and tbh found it overpriced even then. About half the book is taken up with desserts and puddings and I never cook or eat those.

I have a lot of time for Economy Gastronomy and Jamies Ministry of Food tho and in addition on the cookery side, anything by Cas Clarke who did a whole series of about 8 books or so when I was around Uni age.

ahh well we love puddings (which is bad!) so it's gone down well, even a couple of friends who had a read went out and bought it and they are not cook-type people so i was pleased it helped them

Trix2

I would recommend the 'Everyday Cookbook' by Marguerite Patten. You can still find it in charity shops (although the measurements might be in imperial). It is far and away the most useful cookbook I've ever had, for basic stuff, like how long to cook carrots - to more complicated but still basic and very edible things. It has easy separates sections on meat, fish, etc. I'm so hooked on it I have been using it for 32 years and rummage round charity shops buying copies for friends. My kids both have one.

Hope this helps.

Alison_Funnell

Trinny wrote: »

Hello all

I would recommend

1. Victory cookbook by Margeurite Patten - sorry about spelling
2. Paupers cookbook - Jocasta Innes
3. Anything by Shirley Goode - classic thrift from the 1980's
4. Food for free - Richard Mabey - great for wannabee foragers - you can save quids if you know what to look for and when to look
5. Also on the subject of foraging - river cottage do a great seashore foraging book, great if you live close to the beach
6. Anything by Fiona beckett - beyond baked beans, and her other student cook books
7. Grub on a grant - by Cas ? - classic cheap student food

Why not check out the library - there are loads of frugal food books at ours - most of the above are available to lend, and at least you can get a good look at them before you buy

Best Wishes

Trin

^^ So agree with Trin's suggestions, if fact they are some of the books I use the most.

Economy Gastronomy - IMO just hype. I tried some recipes and did not like them.

Barneysmom

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

try the paupers cookbook, very cheap on amazon and brilliant,
also try "How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money and Hardly Any Time, Even If You Have a Tiny Kitchen, Only Three ... - Unless You Count the Garlic Crusher... " by Gill Holcombe
she has a second one out called "Fish Pies and French Fries, Vegetables, Meat and Something Sweet ... Affordable, Everyday Food and Family-friendly Recipes Made Easy"
very handy and easy to use, lovely recipes and ideas oh and i second econnomy gastronomy and Jamies ministry of food, MoF is fan-blimming-tastic!!

I bought 'How To Feed Your Family...........'
from Amazon, it arrived on the Saturday and my dad took it home with him when he came for dinner on the Sunday! :rotfl: I never even got to turn the first page.

So beware, if you buy these books, hide 'em from your family and friends! :cool:

Caterina

Gigervamp wrote: »

Thanks for the review. I keep looking at that book and wondering if it's any good. I'll have to order it.

Edited to add:
The Book People have it for £9.99.

If you order from the Book People don't forget to go via Quidco for 6% cashback (goes a little way towards p&p, although sometimes they have half price or free p&p, depending on the offer).

I don't have much patience with Jamie Oliver's stuff, I find it usually over-complicated (it makes me laugh how he claims to cook "Italian" food! A variation of it, more like!).

My fav OS book at the moment is "Sucking Eggs: What Your Wartime Granny Could Teach You About Diet, Thrift and Going Green" by Patricia Nicol. Various offers on Amazon, from around £5+P&P

Alison_Funnell

*must resist urge to order books*
*MUST RESIST URGE TO ORDER BOOKS*

Darn! I think I will have to order that one Caterina!