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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Vintage Cookbooks .... Vintage Things Thursday

It's my favorite day again..Vintage Things Thursday... I hope everyone will skip over to Suzanne at ColoradoLady to see all the participants. I can't wait to see them all..but will have to wait till the morning..it's storming outdoors. Click on the VTT to the right on the sidebar and it will take you to Suzannes. I should put link here..but storm fast approaching.

Two of my favorite cookbooks from my older collection. I use both these cookbooks and I also use the other older books. Some of the recipes are wonderful, and in the very early books..they're just fun to read.

The Bisguick book doesn't go back very far..it was published in 1964 ( it's hard to think about that being vintage ). The little book is filled with wonderful recipes. If you happen across a copy, grab it for yourself.

This little Hearthside Watkins Cookbook, being published in 1952, is a favorite as well. Not only having some really great recipes..but for the memories it brings back. I well remember the Watkins man coming to call and my mother and grandmother buying from him..... and I remember them always serving refreshments and enjoying their visits with him. This little book is like a warm sweet hug and I love it.

17 comments:

  1. A Bisquick cookbook ,boy I could have used that a couple of decades ago!
    But that's the first one I have ever seen must be a keeper!

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  2. Bisquick! Hmmm.. now I want pancakes! Happy VTT:)

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  3. cook books.. I guess without the old ones, there is no new recipe to be test and tried!.. I have a few too but the best cook book i have is from my mom.. our family recipes which mom compiled it.. thanks for sharing your books and Happy VTT

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  4. It would be fun to see some of the older recipes in those books! Great items!

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  5. I remember making all sorts of things w/ Bisquick in Girl Scouts.
    I am hosting a bunch of giveaways this week. It ends Friday night. Hope you'll check it out.

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  6. I love old recipe books too. Yours are great! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. I loved buying Watkins from the sales man and then the place to get it was the State Fair. Now the vanilla is sold at the grocery store. Old recipes are fun to make too.

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  8. I have to be very careful looking through my old cookbooks...I loose track of time...I could sit and read them for hours and hours...
    These look like good ones!!

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  9. Old cookbooks are one of my favorite things. I can read them by the hour. We didn't have Watkin's, but my mom bought a lot from the Jewel Tea man.

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  10. I love such sweet books they remind me of time gone by

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  11. A Bisquick cookbook! I can just imagine the great recipes for biscuits... cobbler... pancakes... dumplings!

    I love old cook books and booklets!

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  12. great cookboks...love bisquick!

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  13. Great cookbooks ...I lobr bisquick!

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  14. The Bisquick cookbook is so pretty, I love the colors and I'm sure there are some yummy recipes in there.
    My mother had a set of those paperback A-Z cookbooks, sadly they are all worn and missing covers.

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  15. I had this Bisquick Cookbook. I finally cut out all my favorite recipes and put them into a large binder. Can't live without it. Great ideas and recipes.

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  16. Old cookbooks are useful and neat,too! Thanks for the information on potholders.I'll have to stitch up a round potholder to "pretty up". :0

    Ruby

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  17. Love bisquick! And I love the graphic of the chickens!

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