Review: I too remember my Granny cooking like this...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2013
Now this book was published in 1914 as things her mother used to cook so this is a really, really, old collection of recipes. It is funny how the measurements are stated in this cook book. My Granny never used recipes and never was precise about measuring ingredients. After seeing recipes in this cook book now I know why.I like to collect recipes of all sorts. I particularly like the old recipes because they are truly from scratch recipes. Too many modern recipes throw in unwanted ingredients. That is fine for people who prefer the shortcut, I just am not one of those people. A previous reviewer made a good point that this is good for Organic cooking and baking.I was delighted to find some pickle recipes in here. I grow tons of organic cucumbers in the summer and have been searching for recipes so I could pickle like my Grandmother did back in the day. Well now I can. It also has the Chow Chow, Catsup, and Piccalilli recipes in here. Some things are just better if you use the old fashioned recipes. The jelly recipes are just as my Grandmother used to make it. If you like to can you might find interest in this book.Very neat book! :0) This book really shows you how far we have come with cooking. It is hard to imagine a time without tons of magazines, books, and cooking shows.