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New Cookbooks - bjcotton - 05-23-2009

I found a new bookstore! It's about 13 miles away but they have cookbooks I've never seen before. I bought two yesterday; "The Spice Cookbook" by Avanelle Day and Lillie Stuckey, pub. 1964; and, "Let's Cook It Right"'Good Health Comes From Good Cooking,' by Adelle Davis, pub. 1947. The bookstore also has "James Beard on Bread" which she is holding for me, and a bunch of others I've not looked through yet.


Re: New Cookbooks - Lorraine - 05-23-2009

Billy, I was reading an ancient Gourmet magazine this week, and I think the spice book was mentioned in it. Adelle davis. I haven't heard that name mentioned in years. did she not author, or co-author "Recipes For a Small Planet", or am I confused? So, what else did they have?


Re: New Cookbooks - bjcotton - 05-23-2009

I only had a few minutes, but they had a LOT of old cookbooks and new ones too, all used of course. Adelle Davis also wrote: Optimum Health, You Can Stay Well, and Vitality Through Planned Nutrition. I'm planning on going back next week and spend a couple of hours there. Anyone want me to look for something specific?

Someone wrote a recipe on the front flyleaf for "Hamburger Corn Pone Pie." It is as follows:

1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 Tbsp shortening
2 tsp chile powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp Worchestershire sauce
1 cup canned tomatoes
1 cup drained kidney beans
1 cup corn bread batter
1/2 pkg corn muffin mix or 1/2 cup standard corn bread mixture

Brown meat and add onion in the melted shortening. Add seasonings and tomatoes. Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 mintes, then add kidney beans. Pour meat mixture into a greased casserole. Top with corn bread batter. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes.

This copy is a first edition, it was published twice more.


Re: New Cookbooks - labradors - 05-24-2009

Adelle Davis was interesting and popular for a while, until she was scientifically and medically discredited. Of course, that wouldn't make the recipes taste bad - just take her "science" as you would take the claims of colon cleansers and blood-type-specific diets.


Re: New Cookbooks - cjs - 05-24-2009

What a fun place to wander thru!


Re: New Cookbooks - Lorraine - 05-24-2009

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spend a couple of hours there



I hope they have a comfortable chair.


Re: New Cookbooks - Mare749 - 05-24-2009

That would be my new favorite place to visit. Have fun!


Re: New Cookbooks - Gourmet_Mom - 05-24-2009

How fun!!!!! We don't even have a REGULAR bookstore for MILES!!!!


Re: New Cookbooks - DFen911 - 05-24-2009

Oh I'm jealous. We don't have any used bookstores like that to find treasures. All we have is a B&N. I found one in Arizona and spent almost 2 hours in it just wandering around.


Re: New Cookbooks - bjcotton - 05-24-2009

Luckily the owner used to work at the old bookstore so she knows me and will hold things for me. She also told me about this new store that's coming and thinks the lady either has pink salt or knows where to get it. I ordered some from cooking.com and it wasn't terribly expensive (8 oz for $10.95).