jmcquown wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Do any of you know of a good email list for cookbook collectors? I'd
>> love to rattle on and on about these things but think most people here
>> would be really bored. The only list I have found seems to be mostly
>> for dealers with books to sell. Almost no discussion at all.
>>
>> Of course, I'd prefer an NG, but I don't think any such thing exists!
>> --
>> Jean B.
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> I'm not a "collector" in that I don't go out and actively seek
> cookbooks. I do appreciate cookbooks. And the older ones are
> especially fun. I have as much fun reading old recipe cards and folded
> pieces of paper with jotted down recipes on them. I am always interested
> in cookbook threads.
>
> I'm not, however, trying to cook my way through 1000+ cookbooks. I
> enjoy reading them, but I don't feel I have to make something from every
> single one of them.
>
> Jill

I don't think I have to cook from all of them either, Jill. And I
certainly don't exclude those recipe cards and manuscript
notebooks etc. from my hunts. In fact, I try to rescue as many of
those as I can. This weekend, I obtained a really precious
manuscript cookbook at a yard sale. I actually got it
free--because it is priceless. I wrote about this elsewhere, but
if anyone wants to know about it, I will copy my post and put it
here too.

--
Jean B.