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What Is The Oldest Cookbook You Own?

ECBG — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:54:07 GMT

That would be my grandmother's 1950 Betty Crocker cookbook. She loved to make cakes and they were all two layer, with homemade icing, no

9 x 13, however, she did do pound cakes as well as fruit cakes (I stayed away from that one. I don't like candied fruit!).

The next cookbook would be the one I started in my Home Economics classes as a high school sophmore. I used a three ring notebook and now it's seperated five inches on the side opposite of the rings and can't close!

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Eire22 — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:12:00 GMT

Betty Crocker Cookbook I recieved as a present at my Bridal shower in 1981. Still use it today, many stained and marked pages.

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Susan in California — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:17:11 GMT

I have a Fannie Farmer cookbook which belonged to my mother.

Tucked inside are many other favorite recipes. I am so happy to own this old cookbook. My mother died young of ovarian cancer,

so I cherish the things that belonged to her.

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RedTop — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:19:46 GMT

I have a cookbook from the 1930's, that belonged to my great grandmother, published by the ladies group of the Advent Christian church. I smile everytime I flip thru that cookbook and see the recipes submitted by my great grandmother.

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ALRATIBA — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:41:12 GMT

I have very few cookbooks, and the oldest dates from 1962.

It's Pan American's Complete Around the World Cookbook. Recipes from all the countries where PanAm flew.

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IlliniGirl88 — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:41:44 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
That would be my grandmother's 1950 Betty Crocker cookbook. She loved to make cakes and they were all two layer, with homemade icing, no
9 x 13, however, she did do pound cakes as well as fruit cakes (I stayed away from that one. I don't like candied fruit!).

The next cookbook would be the one I started in my Home Economics classes as a high school sophmore. I used a three ring notebook and now it's seperated five inches on the side opposite of the rings and can't close!

@ECBG My mom had this very cookbook (same edition) and that's how I taught myself to bake when I was growing up. I love that cookbook! After college, I hunted antique malls until I found several of this same edition cookbook. I kept one for myself and gave several away to my siblings and sister in law.

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1920712 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:01:41 GMT

It's entitled Favorite Eastern Star Recipes, Olde Family Favorites. My mother gave it to me in 1966 as a Christmas gift. There seems to be no publishing date. I it is my absolute favorite and many have tried to get a copy. At the time of receiving it I was sooo insulted, because I swore to never marry.....lol! My Mom said "You have to eat don't you"? There are many cookbooks in our home, but this is the first place I look for something that will turn out wonderful!

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mac116 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:02:22 GMT

A Good Housekeeping cookbook from 1969. I accidentally donated it to the church rummage sale. Luckily I was able to find a used copy on Amazon to replace it.

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candys mine — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:27:18 GMT

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer Eighth Edition. I do not have the exact publication year as some of the front pages and the outside spine covering is gone. but the preface to the eighth edition is dated August 15, 1946. It was my mothers and I think her mother gave it to her. I love leafing through it some times to read the margin notes. Wisdom coming across the years.

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LIndaMJ — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:33:10 GMT

A Betty Crocker cookbook my grandmother gave my mother and it's inscribed "Christmas 1957".

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Zhills — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:57:50 GMT

I threw some out. I have the 1950 Betty Crocker red one and I have "World's Famous Chefs Cookbook" by Ford and

Edith G Naylor, copyrighted 1941. It is a collection of "rare old recipies" and has some from the S S Normandie, the Bellevue-Stratford, Antoines in NOLA and some of the old famous hotels of the day. In the front it says, "More homes are wrecked by the daily menu than by......the other woman!"

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kelsey17 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:44:03 GMT

THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING COOKBOOK..1963

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house_cat — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:46:17 GMT

Oh, boy do I love this topic!

These two are my oldest. The picture book is from 1950 and it has notes in it from the original owner, for instance "Made this for Tommy's birthday - it was a bit hit".

The Cooky Book is from 1963, but I love it just as much.

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ECBG — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:46:49 GMT

@OM13 wrote:
It's entitled Favorite Eastern Star Recipes, Olde Family Favorites. My mother gave it to me in 1966 as a Christmas gift. There seems to be no publishing date. I it is my absolute favorite and many have tried to get a copy. At the time of receiving it I was sooo insulted, because I swore to never marry.....lol! My Mom said "You have to eat don't you"? There are many cookbooks in our home, but this is the first place I look for something that will turn out wonderful!

@1920712My great aunt was a member of the Eastern Star.

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Princesswife — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:48:16 GMT

I don't know if this counts but I have home made cookbooks from my great grandma had from the late 1800 s, when they came to America she was a cook in a French restaurant. Unfortunately I can't read French so I can't read the books.

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athenian — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:54:06 GMT

@RedTop I have my grandmother's Presbyterian church cookbook from the thirties. Some of her recipes are in it. I cherish it, but have never cooked from it.

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Princesswife — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:00:17 GMT

@house_cat I have the one with the pics on the cover did you ever make the chocolate crinkles yummy

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Toppers — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:09:30 GMT

A cookbook that is about ninety years old or so.

An elderly friend gave it to me many years ago.

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house_cat — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:22:46 GMT

@Princesswife wrote:
@house_cat I have the one with the pics on the cover did you ever make the chocolate crinkles yummy

No, I have not. I've made the pinwheel cookies, not sure if that's the exact name and a couple of oatmeal cookies. They were all very good. Now you have piqued my curiousity.. I'll have to take a look at them. Hubby loves all things chocolate.

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BklynKinsey — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:23:57 GMT

Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cookbook, 1st ed., 1954