Now we're cook(book)in'!

I have a slight obsession. I love neat cookbooks, mostly in vintage. I found some funny books at a second hand store and snatched them up. For 25 cents, who could resist? The Magic of Microwave Cookbook, The Meats Cookbook, Budget Saving Meals, and my favorite, The Art of Jewish Cooking. I haven't used any of these, they are just for show and as a conversation piece. I find them really fascinating, especially the microwave cookbook because It does have some helpful hints but the sad part is it was made so long ago, things probably changed. For example, the book mentions ways you can defrost based on how much you have and what it is. The settings for a microwave back when this was produced versus the settings now are probably quite different. And who doesn't have a microwave with the defrost button?

Like it? I made this GIF in Flash and Photoshop!

Want to know how old this book is? There is no scan code (barcode) and upon investigating, based on the ISBN number included in the insert, Amazon says 1976. That isn't old if you are a human, a piece of furniture, or a piece of clothing, however if you are a cookbook (which I suspect you are not as you are reading this and to my knowledge books can't read) Then this is considered fairly old.

My Jewish cookbook was published in 1958, and originally sold for 60 cents. The Meats Cookbook also does not have a barcode, but the inside tells me nothing. Well, except that it has a catalog number in The Library of Congress. 

Better Homes and Gardens Lunches and Brunches recipe book was created in 1963. My Budget Saving Meals cookbook is circa 1980, so only a couple years older than me. 

I'm sure you didn't come to this website looking for a list of my vintage cookbooks, and you certainly didn't want to hear me ramble on about how much I want to indulge in my sushi cookbook, but here we are anyway. 

Here is some information I can pass on to you which is very relevant: if a lawyer changes his profession to become a cook, he is considered a sue chef. 

And here is a nice photograph I took earlier with most of my cookbooks included. I hope you are well and searching through your shelves, and maybe others' shelves, to find a cookbook which offers a little slice of heaven.

Not pictured: 1001 Slow Cooker Recipes, and American Pie