When you sell to us we provide instant price quotes, free shipping labels and fast payment via check or paypal. The problem is getting to know about their existence. I found a copy of the book he had written about 15 years earlier at a used book store and that was part of the beginning of my collecting cookbooks. Classic ambrosia salad is the perfect vintage recipe to bring back fond memories of holiday meals of the past. Housekeeping is as much a science, and in view of its results in the formation of human health and character, as deserving of study, tooas geography or mathemetics. The wrong photo is shown for this book, if it is for the 1950 betty crocker picture cook book. And the tips on how to save food, fuel, and effort are classic.
Keep in mind that if the pages have gotten wet or soiled, or are so old that theyve turned brown and brittle, theyre no good for recycling. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. We are proud to herald ten such cookbooks as the inaugural class of the epicurious cookbook canon. Housekeeping is as much a science, and in view of its. Dec 12, 2019 if you have a nostalgic feeling for recipes of the past, this is your day. Its items, drawn from the young research library department of special collections at ucla, the bancroft library at the university of california, berkeley, and the prelinger library, take us back to an america in the early decades of the 20th century covering topics on. Aug 28, 2014 18th and early 19th century cookbooks. If you know books that are missing in this list then plea. The best way to see if we are buying your cookbooks is to search by the isbn number that is usually found above the books barcode. This website is full of some great old fashioned recipes from the oldest cookbooks i could find.
May 4, 2012 classic vintage cookbooks from 1940 to 1959 many of them long forgotten and outofprint. These were the first cookbooks published by black people. Old recipe book basic home cooking and canning recipes. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. There is no fast or simple way to derive the values of collectible cookbooks, but we are happy to share the methods we use to. I love to look through old cookbooks and find recipes for my family. Recipe books and food books from this era, spanning american, british, australia, and canadian cookery. Less wellknown than marthas other favorites, this book has excellent stock and stew recipes, plus dessert and salad recipes. The reasons for collecting old cookbooks vary and many of them have nothing to do with food. Have you ever sat down and read an old cookbook, full of old recipes. The other sites have either their own viewer or display books in pdf format, neither which could be embedded here. Dickinson now out of print but available through online booksellers, the decoration or subject matter often has more to do with the collectible nature of these items than the recipes these books contain. Most days i woke up early in the morning and baked.
You can get a sense of the fields history with a visit to the cookbook and home economics collection at the internet archive. You can collect a lot of cookbooks in 30 years of food writing. If you have a nostalgic feeling for recipes of the past, this is your day. If it is for the 1961 betty crocker new picture cook book, then the publication date is wrong. Use fresh west virginia grown ingredients whenever possible. I think many of todays cooks tend to believe that having the latest and greatest information and recipes in the kitchen is the way to go. If you have been searching for just the right gift for those hard to buy for people in your life such as a friend, family member, coworker, scout leader, or teacher, these oldfashioned cookbooks make a wonderful gift. Recycle old cookbooks donate, sell, repurpose kitchn. The book is worth over five thousand dollars on the antiques book market today in excellent condition. Top 10 most collectible cookbooks cookbook village.
I appreciate being able to read other peoples interpretations of the old recipes, to see how my conclusions line up with collective wisdom. May 04, 2015 take a look around your home how many cookbooks do you have that youve barely used for years. Turn your aging family recipes and recipe cards into gorgeous and usable modern cookbooks. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Since these recipes are made from simple ingredients, they will also help you incorporate your basic food storage items into daily and weekly rotations. Old recipe books basic home cooking and canning recipes. This striking gastronomic masterpiece, his first of many authored cookbooks, contains recipes and tips for all levels of entertainment, from casual parties to lavish events. How much it affects the value of a book depends entirely on the book. Collecting old books of any kind, on any topic, is fascinating but cookbooks relate to kitchen collectibles and other antiques and collectibles categories making them a treasure trove of cultural information. In a world where everyone carries a professional camera in their pocket, and where flawless media related to food inundates our tvs, facebook pages, and instagram feeds, things like old cookbooks seem irrelevant and outdatedbut nothing could be farther from the truth.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This particular old fashioned pudding recipe comes from a book of recipes of the first mennonites in montgomery, indiana. Leonhardt west virginia commissioner of agriculture. You can find some really great ones in old time cookbooks that are available online and are no longer ed. The library at duke university just dug up a massive batch of really, really old cookbooksand theyre all available to read online for free. Loved to cook and bake and amassed a large collection of old cookbooks. Grannys kitchen cookbooks is a three book collection of grannys favorite recipes that have been shared between family and friends. Ive contacted amazon, included personal photos of the two cookbooks, and amazon has not made the correction. These cookbooks have 60 to 70 recipes in each book. For over 50 years this has been the book to learn about french cooking from. Certainly, a few of these vintage apps make an appearance in beards book.
In the south, cookbooks are considered just as high an art form as our literature. To name just 10 books from the south that do all those things and more like. I had never heard of him before that, had no idea that the funny, talkative, friendly old man was world famous. These are books that have either stood the test of time or are indispensable for a modern home cook. This is also the category for truly rare cookbooks, and for those historic cookbooks with fairly limited first editions that are very difficult to find. If you donate a cookbook, you could get a prize, too. Historic cookbooks on line over 1,000 free historic cookbooks and manuals found online as etexts are grouped by date and author. Many have been scanned or transcribed on several sites, but i have linked to only one site per title unless the editions or years are different, such as mary randolphs virginia housewife 1838 and 1860.
This vintage cookbook collection of southern recipes contains some of the best southern cooking we have ever discovered. An antiques roadshow appraiser reveals which early american cookbooks and old appliance recipe pamphlets are your best investments. We get many requests at cookbook village from collectors asking about the value of one of their cookbooks or entire collection. We have a modest collection of cookbooks, both old and modern, as well as secondary resources related to the topic 18th century cooking here in my office. Cookbooks with recipes from paulas kitchen to yours paula deen. Besides many vintage cookbooks giving their own explanation of cooking terms for their era, has a page on vintage cooking terms and tips. In that case, you should just throw them out with your regular garbage. They range in subject from collectible childrens books and coloring books to outofprint sports books and more. In the same way, certain cookbooks have stood the test of time and continue to teach us as reliable companions in the kitchen. The most popular cookbook from every decade taste of home. These were the first cookbooks published by black people in america these cookbooks and domestic guides offer historians a window into the experiences and tastes of black americans in the 1800s a. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
There is no fast or simple way to derive the values of collectible cookbooks, but we are happy to share the methods we use to help you evaluate your own collection. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. Ive contacted amazon, included personal photos of the two. The ten cookbooks every cook should own epicurious. Abebooks has many millions of books, many of which are rare books, collectible books, antiquarian books or unique books. Its items, drawn from the young research library department of special collections at ucla, the bancroft library at the university of california, berkeley, and the prelinger library, take us back to an america in the early decades of the 20th century covering. They help us understand our sense of place and home. The oldfashioned cookbook has been one of the departments most requested publications for years. With the help of my 6year old, we went at it, and whipped up this classic vanilla pudding in no time. As befits a book geek, the heart of my collection resides front and center on my.
Classic vanilla pudding recipe these old cookbooks. Cooking is something passed down from one generation to the next, be. Generally, when the book has no cover art whatsoever on the cloth, its. These are the 7 classic cookbooks martha uses all the time. Posted on august 28, 2014 by kevin carter we have a modest collection of cookbooks, both old and modern, as well as secondary resources related to the topic 18th century cooking here in my office.
If the cookbook cover is a hardback, youll need to pull out the paper for recycling just throw away the cover sorry. If you are not purchasing other products you are only getting the free. Most of the recipes are marked with the date of the cookbook, so you will know what they were using back then to prepare it. Old recipes start a love affair with an old cookbook. From organizing to printing, we cover all the steps. According to the price guide to cookbooks and recipe leaflets by linda j. The new england cook book by alice m turner published by chas e brown publishing company the new england cook book. Vintage cookbook website is focused on antiquarian, antique, vintage, and rare american cookbooks. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the. There are numerous receipts, which is an old term for what is now called recipe, quite commonly used until about the 1920s, although both words were used interchangeably for centuries. We hope the new generation of readers will enjoy it as much as those who have requested it in the past. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Introduction if you like old recipes, youve come to the right place. Wouldnt it be great to pass them on to someone who needed them, while simultaneously helping a great cause.
Many of the dishes are still served in popular restaurants across most of the southern states. It is a simple recipe to make and even easier to remember with only 5 simple ingredients. Here are 7 cookbooks that were published at least 25 years ago that are worth hunting down in a used book store. See more ideas about vintage cookbooks, vintage cooking and vintage recipes.
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