Old cookbooks!

[calibrax]

Was having a bit of a clearout and came across a couple of old cookbooks dating back to 1976 (34 years old!) I'm planning to try a few of the recipes from them... I've included a pic of one interesting recipe for Bacon Crumb Pie...

[sidekickdmr]

Looks interesting, on flicking through the pages does it immediately look out of date? The food styles etc?

[Mobile Chicane]

This one makes me giggle. I saw it at a boot sale and had to have it:




The pictures inside are pure cheese (it was published in 1971):




Despite all that it's a good source of 'home-style' Italian recipes, and a book I refer to a lot.

[Shaw Tarse]

Looks like a good book MC!

[calibrax]

sidekickdmr said:

Looks interesting, on flicking through the pages does it immediately look out of date? The food styles etc?

Yeah, some of it is very 1970s... veal escalopes, avocado/prawn dishes, vol au vents, spag bol, quiche lorraine etc. And or course 'grams' don't exist, it's all pounds and ounces. But there's a lot of good simple recipes in there, along with some timeless classics.

Edited by calibrax on Friday 10th September 21:40

[tenex]

The classic Old Cookbook. This one from 1885.

It's amazing how little has changed over time with the simpler recipes and some real exotica usually involving protected species. I think your oven would need to be the size of a modern-day kitchen. No temperatures, just phrases like " cook over a bright fire."

The adverts for gadgets are priceless.

[tenex]

(Try again with 2nd pic)

[shirt]

i love how 'mistress' comes first in that list!

i am still trying (and failing) to relieve my mum or here 60's copy of a good housekeeping cookbook. it is about 4" thick and contains recipes for pretty much everything imaginable.

[Pothole]

calibrax said:

sidekickdmr said:

Looks interesting, on flicking through the pages does it immediately look out of date? The food styles etc?

Yeah, some of it is very 1970s... veal escalopes, avocado/prawn dishes, vol au vents, spag bol, quiche lorraine etc. And or course 'grams' don't exist, it's all pounds and ounces. But there's a lot of good simple recipes in there, along with some timeless classics.

Edited by calibrax on Friday 10th September 21:40

Margarine!!!

[littlegreenfairy]

shirt said:

i love how 'mistress' comes first in that list!

i am still trying (and failing) to relieve my mum or here 60's copy of a good housekeeping cookbook. it is about 4" thick and contains recipes for pretty much everything imaginable.

The new version of the good housekeeping is almost as good as the 60's version. My mummy has the 60's version and wont let me have it - but bought me the up to date version. It's nearly the same and I've written out the other recipes.

I'll just have to wait until she dies

The older books are so much more usable than the new ones.

[Watch-Collector]

`Great Dishes of the World ` by Robert Carrier a true classic and very well respected!