In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > The Cook > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:09:19 -0500, Omelet >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> I have to agree that it is not a good Custard recipe.
> >>> It's not even a correct custard recipe.
> >>>
> >> >From what I see in moms Betty Crocker Cookbook (sitting here in my lap),
> >>> there is no thickener used for a proper custard. Thought I remembered as
> >>> much!
> >>>
> >>> This cookbook is probably a good 60 years old.
> >>> A real family treasure. :-) I'm considering having it re-bound as it's
> >>> falling apart, literally. I've been preserving it by keeping it in a
> >>> ziplock bag... It was one of the foremost things on moms mind when she
> >>> was dying. She was most concerned that I knew where it was etc. <sigh>
> >>>
> >>> I do treasure it!
> >> It can't be over 60 years old, the first one was copyrighted 1950.
> >> There is a reproduction of that book. You might get one and save the
> >> old one.
> >>
> >> What does the cover look like?
> >
> > Ok, I was not sure how old it was. Just that I'm 47 and mom died when
> > she was 68 and that was 7 years ago. I thought she got it from her mom
> > but I could be wrong. There are pictures of pies and stuff on the cover.
> >
> > It has a LOT of moms hand written notes all over the covers and some of
> > the recipes.
>
> Heh! That's not even the first one. I just got a 1st ed at an
> estate sale, and I also have mom's. Nicknamed "Big Red" because
> of the red cover.

I'm not a cookbook collector. ;-)
Any idea then when this one was published? I know I could probably
check inside of the covers but I try to handle the book as little as
possible. I'm sure I can take it to an expert to get it restored, but
don't have the money right now.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.


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