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Across the Fence:  My Favorite but old Cookbook  |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9092 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9092 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 04 2020 : 10:11:03 AM
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This is one of my favorite old Cookbooks. Went through the whole thing today and Now I'm hungry.
Hot here today but that's ok. Love summer. Busy weekend, Three Birthdays in the family, so we will all be at my Daughter's house for lots of good food. And I would guess that there will be fireworks going off even though they are not suppose to be. So we will all be sitting on the front porch eating to much.
Happy 4th to all.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9242 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9242 Posts |
Posted - Jul 04 2020 : 5:27:00 PM
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Nancy, that is one of my favorites too. I have one I got when I got married that was put out by Betty Crocker. It is falling apart. So I bought the one like in your picture. I thought it would be a new version of the same one but it is not. I really like them both.
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6521 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6521 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2020 : 12:23:49 PM
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The old Betty Crocker Cookbooks were so sweet! Nancy, your copy looks to be in mint condition too.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jul 05 2020 : 12:34:53 PM
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Nancy Jo:
I have seen that Cook Book in Pictures like yours but never really held one in my hands so I could browse through it!
It sure is pretty on the outside!!!
Hope everyone had a good 4th. Mine was just OK! I will be glad when the Fireworks are over in the Neighborhoods.
My Dog freaks over them.
Love, Hugs, and Joy,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Member since Feb. 2010
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
Aug 2018-Farmgirl of the Month
LOVE YOU TO THE BEACH AND BACK!
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4718 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2020 : 3:07:22 PM
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What year was your book published Nancy? It looks like it is in great shape.
Dawn in IL
Roses are red, violets are blue, even 6 feet away I still miss you! |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6693 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 06 2020 : 1:31:47 PM
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Nancy, your book looks great on the outside! You have taken great care of that cookbook! I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July with your family!
Krista |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 07 2020 : 05:39:33 AM
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Nancy Jo I was curious about your cookbook so I looked it up on Thrift Books. It was the first ever Betty Crocker cookbook to be published in 1950. Thrift Books prices: First edition $25.00 - later edition in the 1970s in good condition under $5.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9092 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9092 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2020 : 07:48:03 AM
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Sara, that's a good price on the thrift books. Thanks for checking that out. I was going to answer Dawn about the date 1950. That's a while ago. Boy time sure does go by.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2020 : 2:21:23 PM
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The food choices today are surely different than that old standby. I use mine all the time too but I like old-fashioned food and not all the new doctored up stuff. My age I suppose but I worked on the Pillsbury Bakeoff and that was a hoot. Each recipe had to be tested to see what goofy thing a consumer could do to it and why it didn't come out like it should. Then when they said my cake is only an inch high, we had some idea of what they must have done. But what is really fun is to see cookbooks from the 1800s. There were no standard measurements then and until Fanny Farmer came out with her cooking school and insisted on standards, a cup for one person might be a thimble-ful for others. Try to follow THOSE recipes. General Mills and Betty Crocker are from my town so I have toured their test kitchens and really trust her recipes.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2134 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 07 2020 : 11:04:51 PM
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Fanny Farmer has always been my go-to cookbook. I got a paperback edition the I got married, wore it out and found the gold edition hardback at the library bookstail for 25 cents.
What I have noticed looking at old recipes is all the fat that is used. If I followed them I would sure weight a lot more than I do now; either that or would have had a heart attack ten years ago.
Judith
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9242 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9242 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2020 : 7:10:17 PM
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This is the one I got when I married.
Later I purchased this in three ring binder
form
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9242 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9242 Posts |
Posted - Jul 09 2020 : 06:51:42 AM
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Deb, mine is so beat up. It has been taped together in so many places but I love it!
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2020 : 07:14:38 AM
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I still have my 1968 Better Homes and Garden cookbook. Red checked. I use it most!
Farmgirl #31
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9242 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9242 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2020 : 1:54:59 PM
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Shirley, I have the B&H too. Falling apart but I love the potato salad recipe in there.
NancyJo,
I like your little red tea pot. Is that a sugar bowl in front of it?
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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