Old recipe book

...each section is nicely tabbed. Casseroles, beef, desserts...

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…

The worn pages of a cookbook have a unique ability to drill into a place where food memory mixes with love and loss. As our kitchen adventures increasingly get recorded in sleek digital files or even the fleeting history of a recipe search, beat-up cookbooks become more valuable, both personally and historically. (Photo: Amber Fouts for The New York Times)

2 p. 18 cm

At the intersection of consistent, dedicated personal practice and all the other pieces of our lives is the secret recipe for optimal living. We already have all the ingredients—we just need to cook.

Let's agree that nuking a Hot Pocket doesn't count.

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vintage wood recipe box full of old recipes 40s 50s 60s, some hand written cards

This made us giggle

And old Rumford Cookbook. I devoured this tiny recipe book not for the recipes, but for the little traces left behind. The drips, spatters and pools of ingredients on the pages made it clear which recipes were referenced the most. I imagined the owner's name was something like Mabel, or Hazel, or Pearl or maybe Anna. Yes, Anna.

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Barbie's Easy-As-Pie Cookbook, 1964. I had this!

CORNFLAKE CRUSTED FRENCH TOAST For about 10 slices of French Toast 1 brioche loaf, sliced into one inch slices 3 eggs 2 cups whole milk 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups corn flakes Maple Syrup (to serve) Beat together the eggs, milk, and spices. Crush the cornflakes with …