tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6225743527229593286..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: My Mother's Cook books.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33992831245987802632019-10-26T12:05:46.340+01:002019-10-26T12:05:46.340+01:00I've a copy of the Omelette book, too. Very re...I've a copy of the Omelette book, too. Very readable. I love old kitchens and cookbooks for all the fascinating details. One of my favourite modern books is "Arabella Boxer's Book of English Food" which is full of recipes and background about the glory days of British cuisine, ie: pre-rationing, based on the repertoires of the big country houses.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19973775941907750812019-10-26T04:35:09.901+01:002019-10-26T04:35:09.901+01:00A very courageous woman too. There was nothing she...A very courageous woman too. There was nothing she wouldn't do to get hold of some obscure recipe.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1326181545373810912019-10-26T04:34:02.497+01:002019-10-26T04:34:02.497+01:00My mother's book I refer to above is now in ta...My mother's book I refer to above is now in tatters, and is almost unusable. It is filled with notes, scraps of paper with recipes on, and lots of pressed four-leaf-clovers. It belongs in a museum.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46255912751679596882019-10-25T23:24:30.938+01:002019-10-25T23:24:30.938+01:00I've read one of Ms David's books but a lo...I've read one of Ms David's books but a long time ago. She was impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3638736318252809212019-10-25T23:16:49.381+01:002019-10-25T23:16:49.381+01:00This is a sweet homage to your sweet Mom. My mom h...This is a sweet homage to your sweet Mom. My mom had a cookbook she got as a wedding present, that we used so much that the pages were falling out. When she died in 2011, I got the book, and the pages were so fragile that they almost fell into pieces.<br /><br />Your precious Mom, such joy of life!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21839021069104369822019-10-25T19:25:04.259+01:002019-10-25T19:25:04.259+01:00I plan to market Toast Water. I plan to market Toast Water. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28985497637723598122019-10-25T13:23:11.427+01:002019-10-25T13:23:11.427+01:00I find that the older they are, the more complicat...I find that the older they are, the more complicated they are too. Not so many cooks or servants these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37359795583877903582019-10-25T12:59:00.648+01:002019-10-25T12:59:00.648+01:00Today I get most of my recipes from the Internet, ...Today I get most of my recipes from the Internet, however, I still make dishes from one or two of my old cookbooks. My first one and most used is Home and Garden, 1967 edition. Sometimes simple is best.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19291356437864225772019-10-25T12:18:55.716+01:002019-10-25T12:18:55.716+01:00I have the Floyd too. It is my favourite cookery ...I have the Floyd too. It is my favourite cookery book "read". Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38368253923840227812019-10-25T12:14:36.369+01:002019-10-25T12:14:36.369+01:00Cookery books no longer have invalids or nursery s...Cookery books no longer have invalids or nursery sections. There's obviously a niche in the market.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35304529191917315782019-10-25T12:13:16.973+01:002019-10-25T12:13:16.973+01:00Yes, the cakes, buns, and biscuits are mostly very...Yes, the cakes, buns, and biscuits are mostly very good.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11082317600513247382019-10-25T12:12:34.369+01:002019-10-25T12:12:34.369+01:00I have the Floyd book. I used to have a Craddock b...I have the Floyd book. I used to have a Craddock book but I just had to chuck it; it was too awful. I suppose it would be a collectors item these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43976861846176829322019-10-25T12:09:43.798+01:002019-10-25T12:09:43.798+01:00Aunty Maud in the foreground is never as interesti...Aunty Maud in the foreground is never as interesting as that medieval barn behind her. I agree totally.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13076226660958224222019-10-25T11:23:08.776+01:002019-10-25T11:23:08.776+01:00I have a huge volume of Mrs Beaton. In the back se...I have a huge volume of Mrs Beaton. In the back section of recipes for invalids there is something called 'Toast Water':<br /><br />Make a slice of toast. Place it in a bowl of water and let it soak for a while. Strain, and serve to the invalid.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28542127401495760842019-10-25T10:10:04.271+01:002019-10-25T10:10:04.271+01:00The New World cookbook was the one my mum also got...The New World cookbook was the one my mum also got with her gas cooker. I remember making wonderful shortbread from its recipe. I think it helped win the heart of my husband. :)Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15790737887774806112019-10-25T10:07:03.264+01:002019-10-25T10:07:03.264+01:00I had a large collection of cookery books but rece...I had a large collection of cookery books but recently downsized and have just about 24 shelf inches remaining. They are usually to give me ideas. The only book I have that really fits the description of the one's you have is Floyd in France. Those were the days. Fanny Craddock wouldn't get away with it today.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73458386315050104172019-10-25T09:36:25.219+01:002019-10-25T09:36:25.219+01:00Pictured before the Bauhaus influence for fitted k...Pictured before the Bauhaus influence for fitted kitchens came to prominence. I find all kinds of fascinating things in old photographs when you can zoom in and examine details. It's even better with your own old photographs - details can be as interesting, or even more interesting, than the subject. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64290676720629026512019-10-25T09:30:23.741+01:002019-10-25T09:30:23.741+01:00I think I have, and have read, most of her work. I...I think I have, and have read, most of her work. I think she was probably quite a difficult woman to work with, but her attention to detail is exemplary.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68027490850694996282019-10-25T09:28:40.972+01:002019-10-25T09:28:40.972+01:00I remember it; in small thin bottles.I remember it; in small thin bottles.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30010855550576385652019-10-25T09:12:42.846+01:002019-10-25T09:12:42.846+01:00I've read all ED's books, the biographies,...I've read all ED's books, the biographies, and seen the film - quite moving when they auction off the kitchen utensils and table (whilst in a set of that kitchen)at the end. I wouldn't say I use the recipes, more that I've been influenced in what we eat.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89858650072641394492019-10-25T07:37:00.793+01:002019-10-25T07:37:00.793+01:00Funny that 'back then' olive oil was bough...Funny that 'back then' olive oil was bought at the chemist in small bottles for ones ears!pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21293599103186231272019-10-25T07:16:58.400+01:002019-10-25T07:16:58.400+01:00I still think it's good for old fashioned cake...I still think it's good for old fashioned cakes, etc. They usually can't be improved upon.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62423663148998224082019-10-25T06:58:59.318+01:002019-10-25T06:58:59.318+01:00My mother had the brown copy of the book. She u...My mother had the brown copy of the book. She used it for one thing only, gingerbread. She made the best gingerbread ever. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36491522080642214142019-10-25T06:46:39.325+01:002019-10-25T06:46:39.325+01:00Just the one blue one here, but I think her tatter...Just the one blue one here, but I think her tattered old brown one may still be in our Brighton loft.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6662893029079097482019-10-25T06:40:22.052+01:002019-10-25T06:40:22.052+01:00I presume you have 3 copies of the Radiation cookb...I presume you have 3 copies of the Radiation cookbook- mother's was a brown one and we were both given blue ones on leaving home plus the one she gave to Lady MagnonSusan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com