Salvaged a bunch of old books and publications that were about to be destroyed. Here are a couple of the more interesting cookbooks I found in that lot. I was surprised to see the yellow plaid book was from 1933–I would have guessed 1950s. It’s very rare finding 90 year old cookbooks that are clean and not falling apart! I love pre-WW2 books that have bright and vibrant colors. It’s easy to forget the world wasn’t actually black and white back then!
As I’ve mentioned in other posts on this subreddit, I don’t cook but i collect and sell old rare books and come across many many cookbooks as a byproduct of my business. It’s not something I really have an interest in but I figure the least I can do is share some of my accidental acquisitions with people who might enjoy seeing them. 🙂
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And y’all let me know if there are any types of recipes you want me to upload pictures of 😀
I’d be interested in seeing what cabbage and spaetzel recipes are in the German book. My step grandmother took all her recipes to the grave. Also, if there is a recipe for ruladen.
My first trip as a kid to NYC my mom made such a big deal about going to Luchow’s. My favorite though was Hausner’s in Baltimore
*All About Home Baking* free online copy for viewing.
https://archive.org/details/allabouthomebaki0000unse
They don’t seem to have Luchow.
Wow. I ate at Lüchow’s once as a high school student before they closed in the mid 80’s. Very cool!
I also have a first edition All About Home Baking cookbook (1933)! My grandma left it to me and it was clearly well-loved 🙂 Angel food cake was her go-to dessert for birthdays, family functions, etc., so unsurprisingly, the book opens on its own to pg 65.