The American Homes Meals in Minutes, Cookbook of the Day |
| Published: January 6, 2008, 2:22 pm |
| Tags: 1964, cookbook of the day, cookbookoftheday, goodwill outlet, philadelphia, portland, retro cookery, the american home s meals in minutes, the bins, used books, vintage recipes |
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Filed under: Books, Retro cookery, Cookbook of the DayI picked up this magazine-style cookbook when I was in Portland, during my bi-yearly visit to the bins (the as-is Goodwill Outlet in SE Portland that sells nearly everything by the pound) for $.50 (the books are just about the only things that don't go by the pound). My edition of the The American Homes: Meals in Minutes was printed in 1964, by the publishers of The American Home magazine (which was headquartered in a building 13 blocks from my apartment here in Philly). The thing that's fun about this cookbook is that it is a snapshot of a time in American cooking that has since past. I contains recipes for things like "Make-Ahead Frankfurter Casserole" and "Tongue Noodle Supreme." However, tucked among the kitschy and slightly revolting are some really useful and tasty-sounding recipes, including a well-explained and fairly authentic version of Osso Buco. Another useful element of this book is that it prints calories and [ Full article ] |
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