In article >,
The Cook > wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:57:02 -0500, 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.
>
> That is 1956 copyright. Pie, chicken and corn on the cob on the
> cover. I found a copy of it several years ago that is full of
> clippings and notes. I really need to go through it and sort out the
> junk from the good stuff.
>
> My first BC was the 1961 edition. It is still my "go to" book.
Thanks. :-) So that makes it 53 years old then.
My own first cookbook I learned from was a Doubleday. I'm not even sure
what happened to it. I've not seen it in ages and it's not on any of
the current bookshelves. We've moved a lot since dad bought it for me.
--
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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