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…
Poem
Cooking Success
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.
Cookie Bush and Doughnut Tree
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.
Prayer for Dirty Dishes
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…