favorite old cook books?

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I've gotten into reading older cookbooks ( 50 years old or
more) lately-- not sure why. Started with MFK Fisher (not
cookbooks per se with her, just amazing writing about food
itself), then dug back through boxes and found a turn of
the century presidential cookbook, some old translations
of Escoffier, "Burnt Toast", "Cooking with the Mystery
Chef", "The American Woman's Cook Book" and many others.
Fascinating to see what has changed and what hasn't. Does
anyone else do this, and if so do you have any books that
I should especially keep my eyes peeled for?

The Gold Cook Book by Louis de Gouy. Pub in 1947. He was the
head chef at the Waldorf Astoria hotel for many years. Full
of still useful recipes and interesting stories and tidbits
of cooking lore and history.

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Peter Aitken

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Yes, I love old cookbooks. I have great difficulty finding
cookbooks 50 years old, though. I check antique stores and
used book stores for cookbooks and have found one cookbook
published in the 1950's. All others have been newer. It is
like older books get siphoned off somewhere. Where are you
finding yours?

Cookie

yeahyeahyeah said:

I've gotten into reading older cookbooks ( 50 years old or
more) lately-- not sure why. Started with MFK Fisher (not
cookbooks per se with her, just amazing writing about food
itself), then dug back through boxes and found a turn of
the century presidential cookbook, some old translations
of Escoffier, "Burnt Toast", "Cooking with the Mystery
Chef", "The American Woman's Cook Book" and many others.
Fascinating to see what has changed and what hasn't. Does
anyone else do this, and if so do you have any books that
I should especially keep my eyes peeled for?

Thrift stores and yard sales, mostly. It does seem, though,
that all the "good stuff" at bookstores never hits the shelves--
I suspect online auctions.

Cookie Cutter said:

Yes, I love old cookbooks. I have great difficulty finding
cookbooks 50 years old, though. I check antique stores and
used book stores for cookbooks and have found one cookbook
published in the 1950's. All others have been newer. It is
like older books get siphoned off somewhere. Where are you
finding yours?

Cookie

yeahyeahyeah said:

I've gotten into reading older cookbooks ( 50 years old
or more) lately-- not sure why. Started with MFK Fisher
(not cookbooks per se with her, just amazing writing
about food itself), then dug back through boxes and
found a turn of the century presidential cookbook, some
old translations of Escoffier, "Burnt Toast", "Cooking
with the Mystery Chef", "The American Woman's Cook Book"
and many others. Fascinating to see what has changed and
what hasn't. Does anyone else do this, and if so do you
have any books that I should especially keep my eyes
peeled for?

Peter Aitken said:

"yeahyeahyeah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've gotten into reading older cookbooks ( 50 years old
or more) lately-- not sure why.

Because it's fun. Reading older books expands one's
literacy. Try the McGuffey readers too.

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Peter A"The Gold Cook Book by Louis de Gouy. Pub in 1947.
He was the head chef oat the Waldorf Astoria hotel for
many years. Full of still useful recipes and interesting
stories and tidbits of cooking lore and history.

I learned of this book on the outlawcook.com site, in the
pages discussing ppl's favorite old cook books.

yeahyeahyeah said:

Thrift stores and yard sales, mostly. It does seem,
though, that all the "good stuff" at bookstores never hits
the shelves-- I suspect online auctions.

I have to say, I was soooo disappointed to discover my 79
year old mom threw away her 1950-ish ring-bound Betty
Crocker cookbook. She said, "But it was falling apart and
the pages coming out even before you were a teen!" But...
MOM! And she had all sorts of notes and things scribbled in
from over the years. And to think it probably wound up in a
dump somewhere. (sigh)

Jill

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Cookie Cutter said:

Yes, I love old cookbooks. I have great difficulty
finding cookbooks 50 years old, though. I check antique
stores and used book stores for cookbooks and have found
one cookbook published in the 1950's. All others have
been newer. It is like older books get siphoned off
somewhere. Where are you finding yours?

Cookie

yeahyeahyeah said:

I've gotten into reading older cookbooks ( 50 years old
or more) lately-- not sure why. Started with MFK Fisher
(not cookbooks per se with her, just amazing writing
about food itself), then dug back through boxes and
found a turn of the century presidential cookbook, some
old translations of Escoffier, "Burnt Toast", "Cooking
with the Mystery Chef", "The American Woman's Cook Book"
and many others. Fascinating to see what has changed and
what hasn't. Does anyone else do this, and if so do you
have any books that I should especially keep my eyes
peeled for?