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Chip, you always crack me up.

I don't think I've ever had a pastie. I really need to go get something to eat now. If I keep reading this thread I'm going to wreak my diet!

Good to stop by here when one's eaten.:) I just over-indulged with a huge bowl of spaghetti pesto. We found a great source of fresh pesto at a local supermarket - they only put in the ingredients that ought to be in a good pesto (basil, parmiggiano [NOT pecorino, yuck], pine nuts [NOT cashew nuts), garlic, and olive oil).

LibraryLady wrote: I think it could be kinda cool to read a cookbook. It would be interesting to see if people were interested in that. There are knitting podcasts after all!!

I think it would be so cool to read a cookbook, too. I collect cookbooks and I absolutely love them When I get a new one, I literally read it from cover to cover, like I do a novel!

there are several cookbooks on Project Gutenberg... Patti, would you have some time to look at a few and make a selection .. I'm willing to coordinate a collaborative project if you'd like.

To find them in PG, go to http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ and search for the word Cookery in the Title box ... 19 to choose from =)

thistlechick wrote:there are several cookbooks on Project Gutenberg... Patti, would you have some time to look at a few and make a selection .. I'm willing to coordinate a collaborative project if you'd like.

To find them in PG, go to http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ and search for the word Cookery in the Title box ... 19 to choose from =)

I'll have some time tomorrow to go and look at them and make a selection, if you want. I never even thought about reading recipes, but it really is a great idea. I'm getting really excited about this!

i'm just going to do a plug here for neal the podchef, a librivox volunteer, who has a cooking podcast, the Gastrocast, that you can find here:
http://podchef.motime.com

and a Neal has a FREE pdf of a beautiful, totally DIY-produced cookbook (tons of photos), that you can find here:
http://www.podchef.motime.com/post/512329

and if you want to buy the hard copy, you can get it from lulu.com, here:
https://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=181375

oh, also, try searching for the word "recipe" or "cookbook" in the title box... you'll get a few more hits with that as well =)

pattimac wrote:

thistlechick wrote:there are several cookbooks on Project Gutenberg... Patti, would you have some time to look at a few and make a selection .. I'm willing to coordinate a collaborative project if you'd like.

To find them in PG, go to http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ and search for the word Cookery in the Title box ... 19 to choose from =)

I'll have some time tomorrow to go and look at them and make a selection, if you want. I never even thought about reading recipes, but it really is a great idea. I'm getting really excited about this!

Actually, I went to gutenberg.org tonight and I found several really neat cookbooks over there. I think "Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers" by Elizabeth E Lea would be fun to do. What do you think?

looks like a good choice to me... Patti do you want to coordinate it? or would you like me to?

Here is the Gutenberg link to this 1845 work:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9101

Yes, this is exciting =)

Here's one that I did some of the proof-reading on, "The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) - The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia For The Home". It's fascinating:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13923

thistlechick wrote:looks like a good choice to me... Patti do you want to coordinate it? or would you like me to?

Here is the Gutenberg link to this 1845 work:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/9101

Yes, this is exciting =)

Actually, we have our house for sale so if (or when...have to be positive, right?) I probably won't be on for a little while. Of course, don't know when that will be but hopefully it will be soon! Another thing is we don't have high-speed internet and with dial up, it would just be a nightmare, I'm afraid. When we move (we're going to Billings, Montana) we will have high-speed. I will try my hand at coordinating a project, then, ok?
Also, since I've only recorded 3 Aesop Fables so far, I feel like I should have a little bit more experience with recording before I coordinate a project. That said, I'd love to have you coordinate it.
Thanks

Peter's selection is also interesting - didn't realise the Whitehouse of the title was the White House in Washington DC! Interesting section on State Dinners... and some good tips & recipes!

Peter Why wrote:Here's one that I did some of the proof-reading on, "The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) - The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia For The Home". It's fascinating:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13923

I went to gutenberg.org and read this Cookbook and it is fascinating. Maybe we could do this one too? I don't see why we couldn't have two cookbooks in the works at the same time. What do you think, Thistlechick?

One of the things I liked about the "Whitehouse" book was the small-household economies that the author describes. Seems an odd contrast considering that it was The White House, but I suspect it is coloured by the feeling of still being a "new" country, and colonial. .... In the same way as much of the underlying British pattern of behaviour can be traced to war-time, or further back to the industrial revolution. (We're only just starting to realise that a sausage doesn't *have* to be composed of 50% bread crumbs, plus a minced mess of the cheapest cuts of meat!)

We certainly can have as many cookbooks running as people are willing to coordinate ... I've started dividing up the sections of Domestic Cookery and we can get started with that one soon =)