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Fabulous Fondue

May 5, 2017 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 18 comments

The Fondue Cookbook Merriman 1969 Fondue was the hip food trend back in the day. (Never mind that the Swiss had been doing the fondue thing for centuries.) It was quite chic for my Midwestern small town upbringing. Naturally, any

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Perfect Party, Perfect Wife

November 7, 2016 Mary Kelly Home and Garden, Ladies only! 13 comments

Entertaining to Please Him Bradford 1969 Ladies! Here is your chance to really please your man. Forget all those other ways (nudge, nudge). What a man really wants is the perfect hostess. This book has all sorts of tips on

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How to have fun cooking breakfast

Breakfast 101

September 8, 2016 Mary Kelly For the Kids, You Ate What? 9 comments

How to have fun cooking breakfast Creative Educational Society, Inc. 1974 Doesn’t breakfast look groovy? Evidently kids back then need to understand how to make a bowl of cereal. As a teen in 1974, I don’t remember this being a

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Husband Tested Recipes

August 17, 2016 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 18 comments

“Husband-Tested” Recipes Pet Milk Co. 1949 A little something from the olden days. Husbands, run don’t walk to get this wonderful cookbook for the Missus.  I love these vintage cooking books. Definitely a keeper for an archive, but not so

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Martha Stewart cover

Martha Stwart’s Quick Cook

January 25, 2016 Holly You Ate What? 9 comments

Martha Stewart Quick Cooks 1983 Submitter: Martha Stewart cookbooks are pretty much a no-brainer purchase for our mid-sized public library collection but I think this one has reached the end of its life span. Also, I’m not sure Martha’s definition of

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Liberace Cooks cover

Liberace Cooks

November 10, 2015 Holly You Ate What? 17 comments

Liberace Cooks!: Hundreds of Delicious Recipes For You  from His Seven Dining Rooms Liberace 1970 Submitter: Here is my new favorite book. When I found this on shelf, I just knew it would be amazing. I am too young for Liberace, and

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Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook

Oven Fried Squirrel

September 22, 2015 Holly You Ate What? 5 comments

Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook: Complete with Authentic Sourdough Baking, Smoking Fish and Game, Making Jerky, Pemmican, and Other Lost Campfire Arts Holm 1969 I didn’t realize that “campfire arts” was a thing. This looks like a cool book! Too bad

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Budget Cook Book

Budget Cooking

August 19, 2015 Holly You Ate What? 25 comments

Jean Allen’s Budget Cook Book by Vivian Reade 1955 Submitter: The cover of this book was so fantastically retro I knew the inside would be a rewarding nostalgia trip. Although recipes come in and out of style, the nutrition advice in

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