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1951 Poems for Family and Happiness

March 29, 2021 by mgrc Leave a Comment

Here is the final section of the 1951 Favorite Recipes from the Oak Creek Methodist Church in Flint, Michigan. The cookbook was compiled by the Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS.) I love these kind of poems, don’t you? Old Recipe Book Cook Books A Kitchen Prayer Grace At The Table A Recipe for a…

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Cookbooks from Thrift Stores or How To Cook A Husband in Salt Fat Acid and Heat

January 11, 2019 by mgrc Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but I find a lot of awesome cookbooks in thrift stores. So, starting today, every so often I’ll show you some of the cookbooks I’ve picked up at thrift stores, yard sales, estate sales and the like. I rarely buy a cookbook new anymore. I used to…and I’m a member…

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Cooking Success

February 4, 2018 by mgrc Leave a Comment

With weights and measures just and true, With stove of even heat, Well buttered tins and quiet nerves, Success will be complete. – This recipe is from Cross Country Cookery which was published privately by Mrs.N.C. (Helen Bemis) Black, 2214 South Goebbert, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005. Bicentennial Edition, 1976.

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Cookie Bush and Doughnut Tree

February 4, 2018 by mgrc Leave a Comment

Oh weary Mother, rolling dough, Don’t you wish that food would grow? How happy all the world would be With a Cookie bush, and a doughnut tree. – This recipe is from Cross Country Cookery which was published privately by Mrs.N.C. (Helen Bemis) Black, 2214 South Goebbert, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005. Bicentennial Edition, 1976.

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Prayer for Dirty Dishes

February 4, 2018 by mgrc Leave a Comment

Thank God for dirty dishes, They have a tale to tell; While other folks go hungry, We’re eating very well. With Home and Health and Happiness, We shouldn’t want to fuss. For by this stack of evidence, God’s very good to us. – This recipe is from Cross Country Cookery which was published privately by Mrs.N.C. (Helen…

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