Whenever I’m on the road, away from home,
I try to find time to go to local Historic Downtowns…
I love going in and out of little shops,
(although I mostly do window shopping).
My favorite has to be the little antique stores…
I especially enjoy when I get to go with my daughter
because we both love history and we ooh & ahh
over the old stuff, wondering who it belonged to
and what their story was.
One of the things I’ve enjoyed getting are Cookbooks…
I never pay more than $3 for one…
I found these for .10 each at a Library Book Sale.
I’ve been looking for this one for a long time!
Couldn’t believe it was only $2.50.
I took the book jacket off and I like the hardback cover so much more!
I was so excited when I found this one…
I’d been looking for a Rachael Ray cookbook for ages.
These magazine-style ones are usually between .25-$1.00.
I got this one because it had lots of cheesecake recipes…
(My husband loves cheesecake, and I love him, so…)
Next time you’re driving through a small town,
check out the historic downtown…
you might find something that you can take home 🙂
Happy Hunting!
Have a blessed weekend!
Daisy
A Daisy Garden 
Yes, I like old cookbooks, a good idea to look in the little shops.
Some of them have great recipes I used to see only at Church potlucks… I recently made a recipe for coleslaw in one of the cookbooks – it was by far the best I’d had and it reminded me so much of the “old-fashioned” taste I hadn’t had in so long!
I’ve been collecting cookbooks for years – love them. You’ve shown some really good ones on this post.
Lillian
It’s fun to look through the recipes and mark the ones I’d like to try… It was easy when the kids were still home, but now that they’re married it’s not easy to adjust those recipes for two people… maybe that’s a good excuse to have people over for dinner! 🙂
This is just so sweet! I love thinking about you finding cookbooks in the little shops . . .like treasure hunting! And then you get to even use them and cook from them . . .a double blessing! 🙂
Haha, yes, it’s fun cooking (and especially eating) new recipes.
I also enjoy old cookbooks. I especially like old community cookbooks that church groups and other organizations compiled years ago.
Yes, those have some good tried-and-tested recipes 🙂
I love cookbooks too! I have a couple of the same ones:)
I like to give them away as Christmas gifts, too, along with some other handmade little gift to friends that I know will appreciate them.
I’m like Sheryl–the ones I always seem to buy are the ones church groups put together, or some other community group. They always have lots of recipes for macaroni and cheese!!
Haha! Yes, there’s probably a thousand different recipes for macaroni and cheese! 🙂
Girl after my own heart . . . although I usually pick mine up at garage sales (particularly the ones put on by little out of the way churches). I love church cookbooks. Church basement ladies is more than a play as they are the heart and soul of our communities. They always have the tried and true recipes. Great post! Kandy
That’s right! Those ladies bring dishes that their Grannys taught them how to make…and those recipes have stood the test of time for a reason! As far as garage sales… it seems that almost every week I make plans to go yard sailing on Saturday, but something always comes up and I have to tend to that instead… I guess that’s why I go to Thrift Stores… I won’t give up on those garage sales, though 🙂
Fun post Daisy!! We ran through some fun thrift stores when I was in Chicago, collecting things for my Laurel’s new apartment.– and I managed to find a few dishes to pack into my suitcase for home! — and we have a nice second had store at our library, so I”m always picking up food magazines there and an occasional cookbook. … and I agree — the Fannie Farmer is much prettier with the basic cover!!