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Cooking & Baking

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23. I collect Fannie Farmer cookbooks

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2023, 11:14 PM

Jul 2023

I have half a dozen versions ranging from a reprint of the original 1896 one through the current edition. My favorite is the 1918 one, complete with instructions from Herbert Hoover on how to save wheat for our troops and use other grains instead - it's also the last one I have that instructs you how to blacken your stove (water in the coal and wood would rust the iron parts if they weren't carefully cleaned and coated with a protective "blacking" every day), and how to kindle a fire first thing in the morning to get your stove started

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I love old cookbooks [View all] spinbaby Jul 2023 OP

The cinnamon and cloves is Greek influence. Ever had Cincinnati style chili? FSogol Jul 2023 #1

I have had it spinbaby Jul 2023 #2

Whatever it is, it's not chili rokar Jul 2023 #13

I have my mother's 1947 "Joy of Cooking." Ocelot II Jul 2023 #3

Is that a Scandinavian cake, Ocelot? Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #5

Yes, it's a Norwegian recipe, it's bread, not actually a cake. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #7

In my move back to Montana I somehow lost my mothers very old Searchlight cookbook. ratchiweenie Jul 2023 #10

I did a search for julekake Marthe48 Jul 2023 #20

Me too! In my family, we have an old Quakerfriend Jul 2023 #4

Did it include amounts and instructions? spinbaby Jul 2023 #6

My sister has it & I haven't see it in 16 yrs. but, Quakerfriend Jul 2023 #8

Many of the ingredients would be made ahead of time and kept on hand Major Nikon Jul 2023 #9

Agreed, a completely different way of eating spinbaby Jul 2023 #11

Some of the old biscuit recipes produced a very different result Major Nikon Jul 2023 #12

I used to collect them, sort of... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #14

I had my Mom's copy of The American Woman's Cookbook Marthe48 Jul 2023 #21

I had four other editions of that book... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #22

It has the only recipe I could find for salt rising bread Marthe48 Aug 2023 #24

I wonder about that too. 2naSalit Aug 2023 #25

I might try the oat bread, sounds good Marthe48 Aug 2023 #26

Check out this hilarious resource on old (mostly 20th century) cookbooks: TygrBright Jul 2023 #15

I love this! James Lileks is a humor columnist for my local newspaper Ocelot II Jul 2023 #16

I was collecting Old Crank Jul 2023 #17

I have a cookbook that was sold as a fund-raiser Mr.Bill Jul 2023 #18

Yes, recipes and ingredients have changed for sure. Marthe48 Jul 2023 #19

I collect Fannie Farmer cookbooks Retrograde Jul 2023 #23