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Hi I am new here, what a great site. This one caught my eye because I was searching for info on a particular 1908 cookbook. I just got my hands on the original 1st print copy of the 1908 Rumford Complete Cook Book and needed some info about it. I love the fact that some of the recipes are family favorites that have never been printed. I am thinking I might sell it, but want to look at it first. WOW a 100 year old book!!

Meatballs! Make mini-meatballs, freeze them until needed. Defrost and keep warm in a crock pot, with enough tomato sauce to cover them.
My mom is currently in the process of making 15lbs of meatballs for various family graduation parties- they're always requested.

Grill flap meat and chicken breasts for carne asada and chicken tacos; grill corn and flour tortillas for the tacos. Have condiments out, make some killer guac, and side dishes. We threw corn on the cob on the grill with chili, lime butter as well. Some homemade sangria, is festive as well and can be decorated with seasonal fresh fruit.
We did this for my daughter's graduation; afternoon open house reception and everyone had a great relaxed time, and the food was awesome.

thanks @josh! i answered my own questions last night and it was DELICIOUS! Great recipe!

Is it possible to replace the pork with chicken breast? (only because I have chicken in my fridge right now)

When traveling thru towns around the U.S. it's so hard to pick a great place to eat or even where to look in the town side streets etc. is this BZ Grill in Astoria Oregon ? I make notes now and will write this place as a good bet for good food. This site does yield added benefits besides friendly banter. and all the other places mentioned as good in these dialogues. I try to plan my trip routes by places to eat . boy am I getting off topic , sorry.

I was lucky enough to scoop up a 1891 leather bound copy of the Imperial Cookbook (a monitor for the American Housewife in the Dining Room and Kitchen) The line drawing illustrations are gorgeous. Unusual chapters are include "Fish, Frog and Eels", "Dainty Breakfast Dishes, Toasts and Mushes,"and "Food for Invalids" As with most books of this era, and mentioned above, there are sections about general housekeeping and instructions for Laundry, Dyeing Fabric, Nursery Care, Dining Room protocol and making perfumes and toiletries.

I found it at a charity garage sale, wrapped in a shopping bag book cover, and paid a dollar!!. I have not yet made any recipes, but am eager to figure out what constitutes a teacup full, or a walnut sized portion of butter. I don't have a farina boiler, however.

The oldest cookbook I own is from the 1700's. I collect old cookbooks and housewives manuals and love to look through the junk books pile at tag sales in search of new ones.

I have my Grandmother's original Joy if Cooking with lots of her handwritten recipes on the end pages, including her amazing Burnt Sugar Cake recipe. It's dated 1931. I love it and it's my "go-to" cookbook for basics.

I think my oldest is "Tempting Kosher Dishes" which was put out by the Manischewitz company in 1930. Half of it is in Yiddish with English translations in the other half. It is also of the mostly non-measuring school of recipe writing, but there is one which I make every Pesach, the wine cake. Of course Mansichewitz would have a wine cake, which uses 1 cup of it! It uses walnuts and egg whites...and it is a real hit here. My high school friend's mother used to make it. I think it was the only thing she could make! On the back of the recipe card she gave me was its source. I finally found this little book at Bonnie Slotnick's cookbook store on W.10th St. in the West Village (NYC). Bonnie has collected what seems like thousands of old cookbooks and as I thought, she was the only one who had my little culinary gem. It wasn't the same price as it was in 1930, but well worth the money. If you are looking for something rare and/or unusual, go to www.bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com and try your luck. The shop is fun to visit but you have to call to find out when she's there. She's a fun person with a passion for her trade.
The other oldie I have is the Betty Crocker 1957 Boys and Girls cookbook. I'm saving it for my potential gandchildren, but I still like to look at it from time to time. Brings back nice memories....I began to use it in 1964.
One more thing: Jane and Michael Stern wrote a cookbook in 1984 called "Square Meals." It is really more of a food history book with some very odd recipes-and some good ones too-from the 1920's until the suburban boom of the 1960's. They credit the cookbooks they used for your further research. I got that one in an antique store! Makes me feel like an antique at the old age of 52....
anyway...this is a great thread.

Sevenhundredninetyseven (797) pages 1929 "Lexicon der Kueche" by Richard Hering in German.
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Eighthundredfiftytwo (852) pages 1972 English Translation of same: "Hering's Dictionary of Classical & Modern Cookery"
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Sevenhundredseventyfour (774) pages 1966 Translation of "Nya Stora Kokboken" titled: "The Great Scandinavian Cookbook"

I picked up a copy of Julia Child's "The French Chef" cookbook that went with her original series at a yard sale--I grew up watching that! The oldest one I purchased new is a little pamphlet of Pennsylvania Dutch style pies--Shoo-Fly Pie, Funeral Pie, Chess Pie, etc. I also have a xerox copy of the Daily News Cookbook from the 1940's--the most unhealthy cooking imaginable!!