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I've been cleaning today (UGH!), and organizing, during which I ran across some old cookbooks that had belonged to my grandmother. I thought this one was quite a hoot. I guess we've come a long way as far as food presentation since 1964.
I happen to be a lover of books. I always have been. I was talking with my mom one day and she was telling me about an article she read about the “20 most beautiful bookstores in the world,” of which one is located in Chengdu. Granted, any poll like that is purely subjective to the whims of whoever wrote the article and the people they chose to ask.
That being said, I was pretty surprised to hear that and went to check out this before unknown-to-me bookstore. (It’s located in the underground level of an obscenely upscale mall which, in its own right, is interesting and will be posted as another individual set shortly.)
On the upside, this store – Fang Suo – is a co-op and incredibly photogenic. Architecturally, it has great angles, lines, and lighting. It isn’t completely books, as you can see in the pictures. As it’s a co-op, there are what we would call lots of sidelines. There are also two separate cafes/coffee bars in the store.
On the downside – like everywhere in the mall (Tai Koo Li) – no tripods are allowed which makes really good photography hard to do for someone of my caliber. For that, please forgive what I consider to be less than optimal lighting. These were almost all shot at a shutter speed quicker than should have been used and lightened during editing. Anyway, I did the best I could and am pretty pleased with the results. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy going to Fang Suo!
(For anyone interested in this survey of the ’20 most beautiful bookstores,’ I don’t have the webpage, but you can probably find it online easily. I recall there were one or two other bookstores in China on the list, one of which is the Bookworm…in Beijing. There are three Bookworms in China – Beijing, Suzhou, and…here in Chengdu. About Fang Suo, it’s also a chain apparently, though I’ve never seen the others. I hear the first is in Guangzhou, this in Chengdu is the second, Chongqing is third, and a new one will be opening in Shanghai eventually.)
The back cover of a cookbook from Spry Shortening. Detail #1.
Advertising tricks: A logical fallacy...a consistent result is not necessarily a good result.
The last example of this cookbook is the ninja couple. They started the whole project. They now appear randomly throughout the book.
Was going to reprise a much loved recipe from the diary, found the picture but page 8 (with the recipe) had mysteriously vanished. There's always a plan B. though, found the recipe again in the penguin Cordon Bleu. Phew!
The Victory Binding of the American Woman's Cook Book, Wartime Edition (1942). Developed by the Manhattan Project.
Gore cuisine in 1974 was pretty exotic = Goanese pork vindaloo, Borjupaprikas, Borsch, Kidney soup (Thanks to W & J for this v spesh pressie)
I love "Better Homes and Gardens" cookbooks. Most of them have classic illustrations and fonts that perfectly mirror the design and fashion of the times. And the recipes are pretty good, too.
Vegan cooking is really going mainstream...finally!
This one is colorful and reminiscent of the other cookbooks they have put out. The recipes...OK. All in all, a good book.
Go out and buy yourself a copy.
A scrapbook of cuttings and handwritten recipes compiled by Nina Gladys Barker (née Alexander) who was born in the late 1880s and died ca. 1975 and was the wife of Robert Beacroft Barker, merchant and politician in Jamaica. The recipes were probably compiled between 1940 (note that some early recipes were written on the reverse of the letterhead of the "Jamaica Central War Assistance Committee") and 1960. Many are of Jamaican origin. Most are sweet. There are manuscript recipes in other hands but most are in that of Nina Gladys Barker herself. Nina's only child is alluded to in the recipe, "Bruce's birthday cake".
.. looks like it's prepared with a glitter-based rub - from volume 15 of the Family Circle Illustrated Library of Cooking (1972)
Microwave Recipes Cookbook has a collection of helpful cooking ideas, menu suggestions, and tantalizing recipes – from appetizers, snacks, and beverages to desserts – prepared for your countertop microwave oven.
'This handsome glazed loaf is bursting with real ham flavor, boasts parade of broiled pineapple slices and cherries'
From Better Homes & Garden's So-Good Meals (1963)
I picked this up at a flea market because of the author's name; I have a friend named Kathleen. I'm going to add some illustrations, get my friend to autograph it, and donate it to the Interfilk auction at GAfilk. :-)
March 12, 11:18 a.m.: Dietary interns Emma Laskey, Elizabeth Lundy, Jocelyn Boiteau and Rachel Zdebski, and Nutrition Director Kathy McManus share the new BWH Nutrition Staff Cook Book, which consists of favorite and original recipes from department colleagues.