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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Hunting down a great wedding gift: vintage cookbooks

I have a couple of weddings to go to this summer, and I've been racking my brain for interesting, personal, original gift ideas. One of the items I'm seriously considering (for a friend who likes to cook) is a stack of vintage cookbooks. I just love the idea of him diving into intricate, traditional recipes from a seriously authentic regional cuisine. I also think, depending on the style of your kitchen, some of these would look incredible
displayed. Right now I'm choosing between a collection of New Orleans recipes from 1944, a groovy tome on Scandinavian cooking from the '60s, Henri Paul Pellaprat's The Great Book of French Cuisine, and this cool-looking guide to New Hampshire's farm foodies from 1958. Also, I have no idea what the dishes would be like, but the cover of this book is amazing: Who doesn't want cooking to be Fast Fun & Fancy?


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  • greatma94539's Avatar
    Posted by greatma94539 Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:16pm PDT

    I love old vintage cookbooks, I would not have thought about giving them as wedding gifts!! I think you have to know the person really well to do this, as some might think that it wasn't a good gift. I have been collecting for years, and would have loved something like that!!:-)

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  • BlondeRabbit's Avatar
    Posted by BlondeRabbit Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:35am PDT

    I think a vintage cookbook for a serious cook or foodie is a great idea. I inherited a 1942 Victory cookbook from my mom called HOW TO FEED A FAMILY OF FIVE ON $15.00 a week. While the economics are dated, some of the recipes work well in today's world. Due to meats, butters and other fats shortages and restrictions, the emphasis was placed on fruits and vegetables and lean cooking.

    Overall, a great gift idea for the proper person.

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  • sandeecb's Avatar
    Posted by sandeecb Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:06pm PDT

    I think it's a great idea. I find vintage catalogs as Christmas gifts for the year the person was born. People love it. I also try to get a top news paper on the day a baby is born. It will make a great birthday gift in a few years. :)

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  • latosha d's Avatar
    Posted by latosha d Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:39am PDT

    I love it. My step daughter recently lost her grandmother, I had inherited a vintage cookbook from mine after she passed years ago. I was looking through this cookbook one day and saw it was actually dedicated to her grandmother with a picture of her in it. I knew it would be accepted graciously. I would love to receive a vintage cookbook anytime, as I collect every chance I can.

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    Posted by latosha d Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:44am PDT

    I love it. My step daughter recently lost her grandmother, I had inherited a vintage cookbook from mine after she passed years ago. I was looking through this cookbook one day and saw it was actually dedicated to her grandmother with a picture of her in it. I knew it would be accepted graciously. I would love to receive a vintage cookbook anytime, as I collect every chance I can.

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