tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post6457431811214845942..comments2024-02-23T02:57:43.219-08:00Comments on Postcards: Comments from the Booklady: Edited for tersenessMagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-57047689193648808082013-06-28T08:47:53.733-07:002013-06-28T08:47:53.733-07:00That was a joy to read - thank you.
I was born in ...That was a joy to read - thank you.<br />I was born in 1930 and money sure was tight then.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-20053551743881857652013-06-26T13:38:16.292-07:002013-06-26T13:38:16.292-07:00Seeing all those books reminds me of the semi-annu...Seeing all those books reminds me of the semi-annual book sale at my local library. I went for years, but now tend to stay away as I am trying to get things out of my house and not bring more stuff in.<br /><br />However, it does make me think of being a volunteer some time in the future.<br /><br />There's a lot of history in that stack! And obviously, you've done a little browsing. :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-34962216281437459362013-06-25T13:31:29.872-07:002013-06-25T13:31:29.872-07:00I love the old cookbooks and I loved your piece. I...I love the old cookbooks and I loved your piece. If I worked there, those books would never make it to the sale shelves. They'd all go home with me. Good I'm not there. <br /><br />My mother had the Settlement House Cook Book. Some of the recipes dumbfounded me. I wish I could remember some of the old names. They were things we had never heard of, let alone made. Too bad I can't remember. I'm sure I could look them up on the net now.ruthekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652462061207666792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-1163084212786070192013-06-25T11:52:47.998-07:002013-06-25T11:52:47.998-07:00Wow, this is a beautiful well written piece that I...Wow, this is a beautiful well written piece that I could see making it into various collections of short stories or the New Yorker, if you punched it up to make it a bit longer and gave it a twist at the end.<br /><br />Reminds me of my foray into old garden books. Wonderful.<br /><br />Dianneschmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-54404333543985131722013-06-25T10:18:32.649-07:002013-06-25T10:18:32.649-07:00I have plenty of time but not enough interest to m...I have plenty of time but not enough interest to make home-cooked meals since my husband isn't eating much these days. If I cook or bake, I eat most of it myself and that is not good at all.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152768788895070566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-65029030100125866272013-06-25T08:53:45.624-07:002013-06-25T08:53:45.624-07:00Cookbooks everywhere how exciting. I love them. E...Cookbooks everywhere how exciting. I love them. Especially the ones I find with notes and stains and newspaper recipes in them. I just replaced my broken 1967 Joy of Cooking with a another 1967 I found on amazon. When looking through the later editions I was surprised to see how much larger the portions were than in the 60's.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-5349576480278721132013-06-25T08:41:05.043-07:002013-06-25T08:41:05.043-07:00I think you were a cookbook in your previous life....I think you were a cookbook in your previous life.Captain Pooliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428392323868595583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-26693964178193980282013-06-25T08:32:58.681-07:002013-06-25T08:32:58.681-07:00Oh you poor dear! Forced to plunder about in that ...Oh you poor dear! Forced to plunder about in that treasure trove of cookbooks. (If I had to look at these, I'd think I'd died and landed in cookbook heaven!) I hope those won't be tossed. Please say they won't. I still say our cooks began to stray somewhere in the 50s and 60s when those new products that were supposed to make our lives easier--those mixes and stuff loaded with preservatives--started us out on a bad journey. And moving into the industrial era took us away from walking and a more active life. I just had a thought, Mage! YOU could spend some time adapting some of those old recipes and methods to develop your own cookbook! Wouldja send me a signed copy when it's published?!! :-)Alicehttp://wintersong.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-42029032296666407162013-06-25T07:14:11.424-07:002013-06-25T07:14:11.424-07:00I find the cookbooks fascinating. You have such i...I find the cookbooks fascinating. You have such interesting volunteer work. Obama keeps me busy but I'm not always thrilled -- or am I being picky? Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.com