Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook by Georgeanne Brennan
(Psst! The green eggs in the title recipe are actualy made with avocados. Don’t tell anyone that I told you.) This book is filled with Seussian illustrations. It also features the work of some stellar food designer or other. If you want to know what I’m talking about, check out the picture for “Nice Lime Ice (Hold the Mice!).”
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The Medieval Cookbook by Maggie Black
Okay, I admit it. I picked up this cookbook because of the author. Maggie Black was the author of a cookbook that I read as a child, and thus is directly responsible for my original major of “Medieval Studies.” Personally, I’m quite curious to try the “Rose Pudding.”
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Time for Tea by Mary Engelbreit
Folks who know me will tell you that tea fanatic is quite an accurate description. Looking at this book has got me crave little tea sandwiches now. I think I’ll go put the kettle on…
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Sneaky Pie’s Cookbook for Mystery Lovers by Sneaky Pie Brown
As you might expect from a cookbook purportedly by a cat, this one doesn’t merely contain recipes for humans. It also contains recipes for cats, dogs, and even the occasional rabbit. Too cute!
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Eating Royally by Darren McGrady
This book is written by the former private chef to Princess Diana, so one would imagine that he really knows what he’s talking about. For example, apparently the Queen feeds her Corgis bits of scone at the end of teatime. Who knew? It seems that her dogs like scones. I am now curious about the recipe named “Veiled Farmer’s Daughter.”
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The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. Walker
This book doesn’t just give you recipes for such frontier favorites as “Tomato Preserves” and “hardtack,” it also provides a bunch of background information about the lifestyle and the difficulties faced by frontier cooks. Hey, as long as I can have some strawberry jam (p. 62) and biscuits (p. 72), I’ll be happy.
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The New Firefighter’s Cookbook by John Sineno
It’s nice to know that some of our hardworking firefighters get to eat like this. Their job is stressful enough without having to deal with bad food. I wonder what my Mum would think of the Sweet Potato Pie recipe.
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Civil War Cooking: The Union by Susan Dosier
Let me just state here how happy I am that I didn’t fight in the Civil War, even though they apparently had “Old-Fashioned Macaroni and Cheese.” I’m not that big a fan of beans, you see, and they seemed to appear with every meal.
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Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook
Really, how can you go wrong with a cookbook by The Flagg? I wonder what my family in Atlanta would think of the recipes in this book. Personally, I want to try the Cheese Grits.
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Hasty Pudding Johnnycakes and Other Good Stuff by Loretta Frances Ichord
Exactly how hasty is a Hasty Pudding, I wonder. According to the recipe, it takes more than 2.5 hours. Not that quick by modern standards, but then I suppose that Colonial Americans had other ideas about time.
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The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You’ll Ever Need by Laurie Goldrich Wolf and Pam Abrams
I must now admit to my guilty secret – I adore rice krispie treats, but I have never made any myself. This book has more than 5 different recipes for those things. Obviously, I must check this book out and take it home. For scientific experimentation, you understand.
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Shakespeare’s Kitchen by Francine Segan
Not only did I start out my college career as a Medieval Studies major, but I also worked the Renaissance Faire. You can see why this cookbook might intrigue me. Now I just need a bit more cooking skill.
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Bake Until Bubbly by Clifford A. Wright
If you like a good Hot Dish (or casserole, depending on where you hail from) then you really need to flip through this book. Four hundred and forty-two pages of hot tasty goodness. Judging by the recipes, anyway. I had no idea that there were so many different ways to make a hot dish.
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Remembering what one of the last dishes served at the Whistle Stop Cafe, I’m not so sure I want to try that one…
I am SUCH a geek that I collect the rock and roll cookbooks — the ones where rock stars submit recipes. We rarely use them, too; they just take up space.
I’d love to read the Little House Cookbook. Medieval times are great (I know someone who built a replica of a 13th century castle!), but I don’t know how practical cooking that way is. Although I could ask the family with the castle. I think they do.
I don’t think I realized you knew so much about Medieval studies. I know so very little. Outside of Arther legends, my hatred of St. Pat, and the Spanish Inquisition that is – see very limited! 🙂 Can you recommend a book to get a feel for it?
What’s the “Seal of Rassilon” and why is it important? I always loved the Chalice Well. I don’t know why I’m fond of Capuchin franciscans either but they go hand in hand so….
I have my grandmother’s old copy of the New American Cookbook.
I love my Chatelaine Cookbook. Great recipes. A few of yours look interesting. Happy T13!
Fun list. I might have to check some of those out sometime! C’mon by Wani’s World and check out my TT!!
Oh, I love cookbooks–sometimes as much for the prose as for the recipes. One of my favorites is Frank Stitt’s “Southern Table”.
You’re picky is what you are, Beth. 😉
Susan, if you ever need to cook over an open fire, try to track down a copy of Megdod’s Cookery. I collect Tea-related cookbooks, by the way. (Have you tried Joe Perry’s Hot sauce?)
Claudia, I started out as a Medieval Studies major, but I had to switch to French in order to graduate on-time. Le Sigh. And they didn’t even offer the Medieval French class I wanted to take. It’s a really broad subject. Is there are particular area of the world that you wish to know more about that time period for? And the Seal of Rassilon is only important if you are dreadfully geeky like me.
Sarah, do you use it? Sounds like a good one.
when my mom taught kindergarten, she always made green eggs & ham for her kids.
I love green eggs and ham. That was a staple when my husband was traveling.
Adelle & Wani, thanks for stopping by!
kay, aren’t the extra details interesting?
She and Di, did you use green food coloring?
Cool list. My favorite cookbook is from Mrs. Wilke’s Boardinghouse in Savannah GA, although it sounds as if I need to get a copy of the Medieval Cookbook and perhaps the Shakespeare Cookbook as well (for research, you understand). 🙂
Ann, that sounds like an interesting cookbook. I wonder if any of my family in Georgia have a copy. Hmmm… Anyway, good luck with the research. 🙂 Also, if you like food history you might check out http://www.foodpast.com . It’s the blog of a food historian.