The tumblr equivalent of flipping through a box of cookbooks in your grandparent's basement. This blog holds vintage cookbook scans by me, newspaper clippings found in said cookbooks, and the occasional funny bit from incredibly old public domain homemaking books.

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Feb. '12

illbedancingwithmyself:

Everybody Gets Laid Tonight - The Hammerheads

(from the end of Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter)

Reblogging myself because I can

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Dec. '11

An exciting meal idea from Watkin’s Cook Book (1938)

An exciting meal idea from Watkin’s Cook Book (1938)

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Sep. '11

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Sep. '11

From When you’re Entertaining (1974)

From When you’re Entertaining (1974)

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Jul. '11

Actually the best vegetarian cookbook ever.

Actually the best vegetarian cookbook ever.

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Jun. '11

Bananas in blankets. I’m a fan of sweet and savory combos, but I just… I just can’t imagine.

Bananas in blankets.

I’m a fan of sweet and savory combos, but I just… I just can’t imagine.

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Jun. '11

Ham rolls in aspic from When You’re Entertaining (1974) The first of what I hope will be a steady stream of meat jello posts.

Ham rolls in aspic from When You’re Entertaining (1974)

The first of what I hope will be a steady stream of meat jello posts.

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Jun. '11

A 1930s edition of The Joy of Cooking inherited from my grandmother. Expect a lot of bits from this one in the future!

A 1930s edition of The Joy of Cooking inherited from my grandmother. Expect a lot of bits from this one in the future!

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