The Magic of Jello 100 New and Favorite Recipes of Fun with Jell-o 1998 We haven’t seen a Jello book in a long time. This one isn’t as scary as previous examples we have featured on our site, but there
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Eat and Stay Slim
Eat and Stay Slim Better Homes and Gardens 1979 This is one of those Better Homes and Gardens cookbook/how to manuals for dieting. The calories of the sample menu come in a 3 handy menus: 1000, 1200, and or you
Kid Food-British Style
Cooking for Kids Tesco Cookery Collection 1985 I lived in the UK for a few years back in 1990s and was a Tesco regular. It took a while for me to adapt to some of the more interesting food choices
Potato Possibilities
The Caterer’s Potato Manual Fuller 1963 This book is full of mostly traditional recipes. I didn’t see anything particularly interesting or questionable. I did pause for a moment at the white fish fillet jammed into a baked potato. I wasn’t
An Avocado Love Fest
Don’t Swallow the Avocado Pit
– and what to do with the rest
Rosenbaum
1974
I love this book so HARD! First, I totally love avocado on everything, as well as a good guacamole. This book takes love to a whole new level. Here are some sample chapter titles:
- Sex and the single avocado (avocado reproduction and growing tips)
- Avocado People (profiles of avocado fans doing stuff with avocados)
- The Passionate Avocado (recipes for romantic cocktails)
This little book covers so much avocado love it’s ridiculous. Cosmetic recipes, growing plants from the pits, and dozens of avocado recipes, including – wait for it – another savory avocado mold (aka avocado jello).
More Salad Trauma
Betty Crocker’s Salads General Mills 1978 I don’t know why salad books have been on my radar, but I have had a couple show up in the last few weeks. So here is the Betty Crocker version of salads. I
Adventures in Salad
The Art of Salad Making Truax 1968 Yet another cookbook touting recipes featuring aspic. Fortunately, or unfortunately, there are no pictures to illustrate some of these recipes. Can you imagine what a chicken liver salad might look like? There is
Blend Something Good
Blender Cookbook Seranne and Gaden 1961 This poor cookbook has seen better days. It needs to go on condition alone. I had no idea that blending something could produce such a variety of recipes. Sample recipes include: a basic cheese