"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> Top three a
>> A cookbook "The Complete Cook" dated 1869.
>> Club Aluminum Dutch oven from my grandmother, circa 1920
>> Me
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>> My favorite section of meats from the book starts out "All types of
>> poultry should be killed the first thing in the morning when their crops
>> are empty. They should be plucked when they are warm"
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> Ah! Forgot about the cookbooks. I collect old ones. Oldest one I think
> dates back to 1912.
I have a "Mother's Book" with recipes and medical treatments from 1831. Did
you know you could cure sciatica with a lettuce poultice? I inherited it
from my mil, and the poor thing is falling apart. Have it in a plastic bag.
Wonder if I should donate it to a museum?
Edrena