Antique Cookbooks

Antique Trader Collectible Cookbooks Price Guide

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Whether your collection features a hefty helping of grandma’s worn, but cherished cookbooks from years past, or a few recipe-rich treasures of your own, this fact and photo-filled guide will feed any cookbook fascination. This reference, written by the owners of OldCookbooks.com serves up 1,500 American cookbooks and recipe booklets from the 20th century, complete with interesting details and historical notes about each, plus estimated values.

Antique Typewriters and Office Collectibles: Identification and Value Guide

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Antique Typewriters Office Collectibles teaches readers to properly identify and evaluate what they have, in terms collectors can understand. In addition to typewriters, the highly collectible ribbon tins are given a special section. The nearly 400 full-color photographs allow you to recognize good machines, learn the differences among models, and distinguish the worthless from the valuable.1997 values. AUTHORBIO: Darryl Rehr is a professional journalist who began collecting typewriters in 1984. Antique Typewriters and Office Collectibles is Rehr's first book-length work in the field, but he has written extensively on the subject for almost two decades. He has been editor of ETCetera, the journal of the Early Typewriter Collectors Association. REVIEW: This identification guide offers a broad view of historical typewriters for anyone who is interested. Specifically, it tries to teach readers how to talk to typewriter collectors about the details of machines which may otherwise seem impossible to describe.

Antiques Forum Cookbook - The Pilgrimage Garden Club - Stanton Hall - Natchez, Mississippi

Antiques Roadshow Primer : The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the...

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The simple but brilliant attraction of the popular PBS series is that deep down inside, everyone wonders if that family heirloom or flea-market antique in the corner of the living room has any real value. Antiques Roadshow Primer can help you answer that question. Carol Prisant, who writes about antiques and collectibles for Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, and New York, quickly notes in her introduction, however, that this is a primer--an introduction to the basics of antiques--and does not presume to make the reader an instant expert.

In that vein, the focus is on the bread and butter of the antique world: silver, glass, pottery, porcelain, books, paintings, jewelry, rugs, clocks, and furniture. These are the items that are not trendy (Barbie dolls, 1920s beaded bags) and subject to massive fluctuations in price and value. Instead, Prisant points out, they are the types of items that are good for the long haul and, she notes, the front hall. So how do you determine if an heirloom is worth something? The following tips are offered when inspecting furniture: run your fingers underneath or over the back of the piece--very sharp edges and corners indicate recent manufacture. Remove one screw in some inconspicuous spot. An old, handmade screw will have irregular widths between the spirals, running the whole length of the shaft. The slot in the head may be off-center. Look for the distinctive curved pattern left in sawn wood by the teeth of a circular saw--it is one important sign of manufacture after 1840.

Prisant also reveals tricks of the trade for inspecting diamonds: place the gem against your upper lip, she advises. If it's glass--the oldest imitator of a diamond--it will not feel cold at all, while a real diamond will. Definitions are also offered for "antique furniture" (any object 100 years old or older, according to the U.S. government), "used furniture" (secondhand furniture less than 100 years old), and "period furniture" (made when its design was first popular and new; generally the most valuable of antique furniture). At its best, Antiques Roadshow Primer instills a sense of genuine interest and enthusiasm, much like the PBS show, by making the antiques and collectibles world less of a stuffy discussion about an untouchable item behind lock and key and more about drawing connections to the heirloom in the corner. --John Russell

From Booklist
Lines snaking around every major and minor U.S. metropolitan civic center are the hallmarks of PBS' wildly popular Antiques Roadshowand may soon queue at library doors. Why? Appraiser-dealer Prisant, with a lot of help from marketing-savvy Workman Publishing, has extracted some of the best finds and tips and data from the TV series, and has added selected background information. Photographs and illustrations are prolific throughout the 10 chapters; either solo or within a chart, all pictures include annotations as well as narrative "crib sheets." From furniture to books and manuscripts, each section features a broad overview of manufacturing and techniques, makers, "discoveries" from the show, distinguishing characteristics, and clues that will reveal the rarity of the object. Easy on the eyes--and the wallet--as well as the best place to begin serious antiquing. Barbara Jacobs
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Antiques to Die For (Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries)

From Publishers Weekly
In Cleland's engaging third Josie Prescott mystery to feature the New Hampshire antiques dealer (after 2007's Deadly Appraisal), Josie is stunned to learn that her fun-loving friend, Rosalie Chaffee, has been found, drowned, on the Rocky Point shore. When it becomes clear Rosalie was a victim of foul play, suspicion falls on Rosalie's boss at Heyer's Modular Furniture, his scheming wife and Rosalie's gorgeous volunteer fireman boyfriend. The warm, endearing Josie decides not only to investigate but also to take care of Rosalie's 12-year-old sister, Paige. Aided by a large support group of well-drawn characters headed by her police chief boyfriend, Josie follows such clues as an old diary, an artist's palette and a misplaced tote bag. Among other antique lore, readers will learn the difference between a highboy and a tallboy in this cleverly crafted cozy. Author tour. (Apr.)
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“Antiques to Die For sets the gold standard for the classic contemporary cozy.” —Julia Spencer-Fleming



Praise for the Josie Prescott Mystery Series:
“Agatha finalist Jane Cleland’s writing is top-notch, her plotting and pace smooth and assured. This antiquing series is in mint condition!”
—Julia Spencer-Fleming, Edgar finalist and author of All Mortal Flesh

“Antiques Roadshow fans and mystery lovers will delight in this . . . series featuring the resourceful Josie.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Satisfying . . . Readers will want to see more.”
—Publishers Weekly

“With great dialogue and description, a strong but insecure heroine, and enough inside info about Josie’s business to satisfy an Antiques Roadshow fan—what’s not to like?”
—Mystery News

“Josie Prescott is an engaging heroine—smart, ethical, and brimming over with antique lore. . . . Beautifully crafted, thoroughly enjoyable.”
—Margaret Maron, author of Hard Row

“A satisfying mixture of suspense and romance set in the highly competitive world of antiques auctions. I’m keeping my eye out for the next Josie Prescott mystery.”
—Donna Andrews, author of The Penguin Who Knew Too Much

Betty Crocker Cookbook (Bridal Edition) (Betty Crocker Books)

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Begin your new life together with this beautiful keepsake version of the tenth edition of the "Big Red" Betty Crocker Cookbook. A book to be used and cherished, it includes all of the trusted recipes (more than 1,000 in all) and helpful advice of "Big Red," plus a 32-page color bonus section just for newlyweds. It's filled with information on organizing the kitchen, entertaining friends and relatives for different occasions (including your first Thanksgiving!) and creating romantic meals for two. Specially designed memory plates offer space to record holiday meals and other memorable moments. This bridal edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook is the gift you will count onand treasureas you create memories that last a lifetime.

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Congratulations and best wishes for a happy marriage!

As the excitement of the big day gives way to the special joy of building your new life together, this elegant bridal edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook is sure to become a family keepsake.

From the first Thanksgiving dinner you prepare to the weeknight suppers you sit down to enjoy as a couple, chances are that some of your fondest memories will be created over meals. Whether you cook every day or just every once in a while, you'll return to this comprehensive resource time and time again for inspiration and practical guidance.

Inside, you'll find the most recent edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook, along with a beautifully designed bonus section created especially for newlyweds. Throughout are memory plates to record favorite meals and moments.

The special section begins by helping you organize your kitchen. Descriptions and color photos of tools and equipment will make things easy, whether you're combining your "old" kitchens into one or starting from scratch. Next, there is advice on cooking for two, with recipes and romantic suggestions for keeping the honeymoon going by turning mealtime into together time. Inviting people over? In the third section, you'll learn everything you need to entertain with confidence, from planning a menu with food your guests will love, to setting the scene with creative table decorations, to saving time with do-aheads and checklists.

You'll find all of the great features and information that have made the "Big Red" Betty Crocker Cookbook the ultimate kitchen companion trusted by home cooks for generations. Completely up to date for the way we cook today, it features more than 1,000 easy-to-follow recipes, 300 color photos and more than 50 how-to illustrations. It's filled with friendly advice for successful cooking, including Learn with Betty photos for perfect results every time and Betty's Cures to solve common baking problems. "Low-Fat" and "Fast" recipes are flagged throughout the book, and chapters like "Casseroles & Slow-Cooker" and "20 Minutes or Less" make finding something to cook a snap, even on super-busy days. There are also hundreds of recipe variations, complete nutritional breakdowns and clear explanations of cooking techniques.

As an enduring symbol of best wishes for the bride and groom, this bridal edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook is a wonderful gift that will help mark the special times of a life shared together in love for many years to come.

Betty Crocker's Best Christmas Cookbook

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Betty Crocker's New Christmas Cookbook is a colorful and creative read. At this hectic time of year, cooks can feel safe and secure in the capable hands of Ms. Crocker. Every imaginable Christmas dish is here--cakes, candies, breads, meats, and, thankfully, lots of vegetarian dishes (a group somewhat ignored in many holiday cookbooks). There are also innovative ideas for gift foods and wrapping. Whatever you're aiming for--a huge family feast or a quiet dinner for two--this Christmas book comes highly recommended. --Naomi Gesinger --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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From decking your halls to sitting down to dinner -- Betty Crocker has never done Christmas better! Here's a priceless collection of holiday recipes, both familiar and new, including appetizers, main dishes, sides, salads, breads, cookies, candies, desserts, kids favorites, and holiday gifts. It's full of fresh and inspiring ideas for easy, yet impressive, holiday entertaining.

Every Christmas topic is covered: from party appetizers, drinks and merry main dishes to a cascade of cookie recipes and edible and non-edible food gifts to make any holiday sparkle. Plus, every recipe in the book is photographed to help you recreate the results in your own home.

We've included a wonderful blend of treasured traditional recipes and updated classics, so you can keep up with family tradition, plus create some new ones of your own. You'll also find creative new serving and decorating ideas for a memorable holiday season. Every chapter has a Most Requested Recipes for all your favorites, so you are always sure to find just what you are looking for to make the holiday unforgettable. Furthermore, you'll find a host of tips and photos for at-a-glance ideas that will help make all your festivities shine.

So, if you are looking for easy, creative ideas for the holidays, look no further. You'll find just what you want in Betty Crocker's Best of Christmas.

Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook (Betty Crocker)

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First published in 1950, Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book is now reprinted in all its old-fashioned glory. Betty immerses you in a time when women were homemakers, cakes had at least two layers, and salad was iceberg lettuce. You may hesitate to recreate what your mother or grandmother probably cooked--if so, consider that back then we ate simply, in the days before the word foodie was invented. Many of the recipes suit today's harried lifestyle, as you see in Six Layer Dinner, combining eight cups of vegetables with a pound of ground meat, and Dainty Tea Brownies topped with colorful chopped pistachios.

Hundreds of black-and-white photos, animated drawings, and quaint color spreads of prepared dishes aid you in using the recipes. Beginners learn how to measure ingredients, choose the best economical cuts of meat, and cut up round and sheet cakes for serving. There is even a section on how to set the table. This loose-leaf book contains enough recipes to fill a 12-page, double-column index. Best of all, perhaps, is the "Shortcut" section, where useful tips include cleaning a grater of cheese residue by rubbing it with a piece of stale bread. These are interspersed with 15 ways to recuperate from overwork. One suggestion is to lie down on the kitchen floor on your back and relax for three to five minutes. Still a good idea, though few people have a kitchen large enough to try this. --Dana Jacobi

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It's the book that started it all, the well-loved edition that first bought Betty Crocker cookbooks into American homes and hearts. Published in 1950, this ground-breaking title made cooking easy, it made cooking appealing, and best of all, it made cooking fun. Packed full of practical tips, useful hints, and lavish color photography, this was the book that shaped cooking for generations, the book that people remember. Every recipe you -- or your mother -- ever wanted is here, from pigs in blankets, to Emergency Steak to Chicken Tomato Aspic. Enjoy the clever ideas throughout -- twelve months of birthday cake ideas, showing how to decorate a cake to match each month's gem stone, pointers to make setting up a kitchen easy, or hints to make housework more pleasant. Feel a part of history when making Home Front Macaroni, developed during WW II rationing to stretch meat. Get into the spirit of fun with a Betty Crocker "Cookie Shine" or cookie baking party. People who grew up with this book will want it for the memories; those who are new to the book will want it for its charm and its intelligent approach to cooking. It's a perfect keepsake and a great gift.

Beyond Pedigrees: Organizing and Enhancing Your Work

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Have all your loose charts, scribbled notes and meeting handouts left you feeling overwhelmed? In Beyond Pedigrees, author Beverly Whitaker has created a one of a kind "genealogical assistant" BP will teach you easy and efficient ways to research and discover your family history! Take a look at some of the valuable skills you'll learn in Beyond Pedigrees:

- How to manage research on multiple lines at the same time!
- How to efficiently manage your expenses, correspondence and even your workspace!
- How to enlist help from your family
- Creative ways to share your work with others
- How to effectively use photographs and memorabilia in your research!

You'll love the professionally designed, reproducible charts including a complete searches checklist, a research bibliography, a correspondence calendar, a census checklist, a surname list and more.

Learn to be a better genealogist! Get Beyond Pedigrees today! 104 pages, 81/2 x 11, softbound ISBN 0-916489-52-3

Excerpted from Beyond Pedigrees : Organizing and Enhancing Your Work by Beverly Delong Whitaker. Copyright © 1993. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Beyond Pedigrees is stacked with useful information designed to help keep your research organized! You'll learn to manage expenses, enlist help from family members, how to collect and study photographs - includes reproducible charts!

Bibliography of American Cookery Books 1742 - 1860

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Rare book of a list of cookbooks published 1742-1860, with a totally compelling description of each one! (Sample: "1819. The new family receipt-book, containing 800 truly valuable receipts in various branches of domestic economy, selected from the works of British and foreign writers, of unquestionable experience and authority, and from the attested communications of scientific friends. "What lookest thou? Good lessons for thee, and thy wife? Then keep them in memory fast, To help as a comfort to life."- Tusser. " ETC! Wonderful! Books are listed in order of the year, with a paragraph precisely describing each book, with all details, and of course an index in the back. Who wouldn't want this?? This would be very helpful to someone trying to organize & categorize a collection, or for reference for bibliphiles! Great deal, recommended. First Edition, Hardback, with pale blue covers, about 6" x 10". Spine is a darker blue fabric, and the title is on white paper attached to the spine, as older books often have.

Bicentennial Cookbook 1776-1976 - Published for Hugh Carter's Antiques, Plains, Georgia

California Wine Country Bed and Breakfast Cookbook And Travel Guide

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From the bucolic vineyards of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino valleys in the north to the exciting architecture, history, and scenery of Santa Barbara in the south, California's wine country offers a variety of pleasures. Among such pleasures are delicious meals set in the warmth and hospitality of bed & breakfasts and country inns. Owners and chefs from the leading B&Bs and country inns in California's wine country have generously shared their most requested, mouth-watering recipes, often with make-ahead or timesaving tips. A travel guide as well as a cookbook, this book gives engaging descriptive anecdotes and pertinent travel information. California Wine Country Bed & Breakfast Cookbook and Travel Guide will help you discover a bed & breakfast that is perfect for you.