Vintage Recipe Books

[Francesca]

I'm sure our parents and grandparents never used cookery books because they tended to have the same type of meals week in week out. The only time I remember my mother getting her cookery book out was in the run up to Christmas, for the cake, the puddings and the mincemeat rather than the actual Christmas meal. She also had some of her favourite, less frequently used, handwritten recipes in the back of that book and written on loose sheets of paper kept in that book, which was why I was so upset that it had disappeared. It was her first cookery book. I assume she got it when or shortly before she was married, so it would have been published in the 1920s.

@Francesca

That man was known as the British Schindler. His real name was Nicholas Wertheim later Nicholas Winton (and later still, Sir Nicholas Winton). He died two years ago at the age of 106. There was a documentary about him on TV, which is also available on DVD.

@Elawin

Yes, I saw parts of the Video on You Tube & Read about it in Spanish in the newspaper as there is a large celebration of the Jewish Sephardic Galleries, which the Gerona Government and Catalan Government renovated and opened for the 1st time to the public, in Gerona every May in the historic district.

I was speechless about the article on such a Grand Gentlemen and true humanitarian ..
A true hero ..

Thank you for the name .. I could not recall it ..

Understandable about your mother´s book and handwritten recipes.

Thank you once again for the info.
Have a lovely day ..

 

[Francesca]

Page 5: From my Mom´s 1966 flea market Cookbook, Woman´s Circle - Treasured Recipes ..

Here is the first of three, which Mom scanned and emailed me ..

 

[Francesca]

This is very interesting, as these Paella Recipes are not Spanish. They are in American Measurements and Spanish people never put sausage in their Paellas. My mom had bought this book from a flea market in 1966 and believes it is from an American Expatriate Family who either returned to the Usa or moved to another part of Spain or Europe ..

 

[Francesca]

This is Page 75 of the Vintage 1966 Cookbook of my Mom´s ..

 

[Francesca]

@Elawin

Yes, I saw parts of the Video on You Tube & Read about it in Spanish in the newspaper as there is a large celebration of the Jewish Sephardic Galleries, which the Gerona Government and Catalan Government renovated and opened for the 1st time to the public, in Gerona every May in the historic district.

I was speechless about the article on such a Grand Gentlemen and true humanitarian ..
A true hero ..

Thank you for the name .. I could not recall it ..

Understandable about your mother´s book and handwritten recipes.

Thank you once again for the info.
Have a lovely day ..

@morning glory

Gerona has a profound history of Sephardics from prior to the Inquisition. They were grand artisans ..

Definitely an extraordinarily moving video and article on a true hero ..

By the way, Sephardic cuisine is quite lovely .. Very different than German / Polish Jewish Cuisines .. It is more like Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Irani, Moroccan .. Very Mediterranean .. I had eaten in an amazingly wonderful restaurant in Madrid specialising in Sephardic cuisines .. Quite a surprise ..

Have a lovely day ..

 

[Elawin]

I've had a quick look at some of my Grandad's old books. Unfortunately the one which has the most interesting sounding recipes in does not have a recipe section. The cookery section only involves the how to's and the means of cooking, which includes using gas, electric, and oil hobs, ovens and ranges, and cooking over a fire. The only recipes that actually include garlic in the title are for garlic sauce and garlic vinegar. I can't scan the pages because that would kill the books (that particular series is in a better condition than I remember), and the print is too small to photograph. I will type out some of them when I have time and post them on here or in the recipes forum.

 

[Francesca]

This is very interesting, as these Paella Recipes are not Spanish. They are in American Measurements and Spanish people never put sausage in their Paellas. My mom had bought this book from a flea market in 1966 and believes it is from an American Expatriate Family who either returned to the Usa or moved to another part of Spain or Europe ..



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@ElizabethB

It is so interesting to see what people collect ..

My mom has had this book since 1966 ! I was very very young, so I do not recall it .. She told me, that she bought it to practice her English however, she actually rarely used it for cooking purposes .. Just ideas ..

Funny .. to keep something all these years that you do not use .. She said she was going to give it to me ..

Just, what I need, another book !!! She scanned the 3 pages and the cover for Cooking Bites ..

Have a nice weekend ..

 

[Francesca]

@ElizabethB

It is so interesting to see what people collect ..

My mom has had this book since 1966 ! I was very very young, so I do not recall it .. She told me, that she bought it to practice her English however, she actually rarely used it for cooking purposes .. Just ideas ..

Funny .. to keep something all these years that you do not use .. She said she was going to give it to me ..

Just, what I need, another book !!! She scanned the 3 pages and the cover for Cooking Bites ..

Have a nice weekend ..

@morning glory

Thank you .. We are quite collective with books .. All of us are a bit dangerous at book shops, book fairs, book stalls and flea markets !!! And news-ranks too ..

Have a wonderful day .. My mom and mom in law are looking to see if they have any others in English ..

 

[Francesca]

The following book, The Heritage of Spanish Cooking, was copyrighted in 1992, however the art work contained in the book, which is simply amazing, dates from 1700 - 1850 .. The book is in English and the dishes are bilingual and all have a mini historical introduction ..
A must for those who have a profound interest in traditional regional Spanish Cuisine on the Iberian Peninsula .. Authored by: Lourdes March & Alice Rios ..

Photo Cover ..

 

[Francesca]

The following book, The Heritage of Spanish Cooking, was copyrighted in 1992, however the art work contained in the book, which is simply amazing, dates from 1700 - 1850 .. The book is in English and the dishes are bilingual and all have a mini historical introduction ..
A must for those who have a profound interest in traditional regional Spanish Cuisine on the Iberian Peninsula .. Authored by: Lourdes March & Alice Rios ..

Photo Cover ..

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@ElizabethB

Absolutely a remarkably exemplary book on traditional classic Iberian Regional Cuisines ..

Highly recommend the book which is a masterpiece of art and chockful of amazingly extraordinarily Spanish artworks from centuries ago, Spanish symbolism and the profoundly steeped historical prefaces for each chapter of the book ..

Definitely a must for those interested in Spanish history, gastronomy and art ..

Thank you and have a lovely day and weekend ..

 

[Francesca]

@ElizabethB

Absolutely a remarkably exemplary book on traditional classic Iberian Regional Cuisines ..

Highly recommend the book which is a masterpiece of art and chockful of amazingly extraordinarily Spanish artworks from centuries ago, Spanish symbolism and the profoundly steeped historical prefaces for each chapter of the book ..

Definitely a must for those interested in Spanish history, gastronomy and art ..

Thank you and have a lovely day and weekend ..

@ElizabethB

Thank you Elizabeth.

Have a lovely weekend ..

 

[Elawin]

@morning glory

Thank you .. We are quite collective with books .. All of us are a bit dangerous at book shops, book fairs, book stalls and flea markets !!! And news-ranks too ..

Have a wonderful day .. My mom and mom in law are looking to see if they have any others in English ..

There were some cookery books on one of the stands at the greyhound stadium today. Nothing that interested me unfortunately. The better books had probably already gone by the time I got there, quarter of an hour after the event opened,

 

[Francesca]

@Elawin

So, now you can save your money for a book, that you really want ..

@ElizabethB

It is so interesting to see what people collect ..

My mom has had this book since 1966 ! I was very very young, so I do not recall it .. She told me, that she bought it to practice her English however, she actually rarely used it for cooking purposes .. Just ideas ..

Funny .. to keep something all these years that you do not use .. She said she was going to give it to me ..

Just, what I need, another book !!! She scanned the 3 pages and the cover for Cooking Bites ..

Have a nice weekend ..

@Elawin

One of our Company activities just before the Xmas holidays is to have a tiny "flea market" at the office .. This is for all of us, who work at the Barcelona Office which is very small .. And it is specifically, for the purpose of giving one´s junk to someone who believes it is a treasure .. All ítems are under 10 Euros and most are between 1 Euro and 3 Euros to 5 Euros ..

We have a grand laugh over some of things we have collected over the years ..

Have a nice evening ..

 

[Elawin]

@Elawin
One of our Company activities just before the Xmas holidays is to have a tiny "flea market" at the office .. This is for all of us, who work at the Barcelona Office which is very small .. And it is specifically, for the purpose of giving one´s junk to someone who believes it is a treasure .. All ítems are under 10 Euros and most are between 1 Euro and 3 Euros to 5 Euros ..

We have a grand laugh over some of things we have collected over the years ..

Have a nice evening ..

The stalls at the greyhound stadium are full of other people's "junk", home-cooked dog treats, and raffle prizes. Everything is pretty cheap. The intention is to raise money for the kennels for the retired racing greyhounds. Last year I bought some of those blue-rimmed plates I usually use in my photos. I already had some but could not pass up the opportunity of getting a dozen more

 

[Francesca]

@Elawin

We have an old adage or saying: " What is one person´s junk, is another person´s treasure"

Have a lovely evening and glad to hear you have had a nice day none the less and it was for an excellent cause ..