[bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:57:17 -0500
Hi Kim!
I'm with you. I like cookbooks about food people eat and not the ones that
have recipes that skimp on the good tasting stuff for people trying to lose
weight or have to have a special diet.
I have scanned and shared several cookbooks with Bookshare since I have
been a member, I think since 2005. I have gotten a lot of them from
library booksales in the '80's and early '90's as well as buying a few on
Amazon and eBay. Since there are some ethnic cookbooks in the list, you
might be interested in reading some of them. I eventually want to get all
of my cookbooks scanned, a first-run proofread for scanos by me with the
optacon and shared with Bookshare. It's tedious work, but I really enjoy
it, though it's rather time consuming, so they are slow in coming. Here is
a list of the cookbooks I have shared so far. I searched on Bookshare to
be sure they were up there rather than me just assuming they were.
The Editors of Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes And Gardens Barbecues And Picnics
1963
06/21/05
Press, Lw
BBQ Made Easy
2005
04/23/07
Holsman, Beverly
and
Holsman, Gale T.
Great Cooking Outdoors
1980
04/30/07
This couple goes on camping and canoe trips shares some experiences and
brings good food in coolers to be able to dine well on them with their friends.
Press, Lw
GREAT GRILLING
2005
04/22/07
Press, Lw
Kingsford Best Barbecues
1997
04/22/07
Dawson, Charlotte
Recreational Vehicle Cookbook
1970
06/02/06
She and her husband traveled around the country in their RV and there are
stories about the people who contributed recipes. There are some
interesting people.
Chirinian, Linda
Secrets Of Cooking Armenian/Lebanese/Persian
1987
06/21/05
She lived in several countries of the Middle East and shares some of her
experiences and informs the reader about the ingredients and introduces you
to people she knew who contributed recipes.
Nathan, Joan
and
Sheffer, Nelli
The Foods Of Israel Today
2001
04/11/07
She lived in Israel and she shares her experiences as well as introducing
you to many people who contributed to the book as she traveled around
Isreal doing a documentary and gathering recipes. There are some touching
and sad stories in this cookbook, so grab some klenex. I never thought I'd
cry over a cookbook.
The ones I have commented on are very interesting reads as well as having
interesting recipes.
Debby
At 02:08 PM 10/26/2009, Kim Friedman wrote
Hi, Monica, I thank you for your message. This stuff, needless to say, is
unknown territory to me. The stuff I found on amazon.com vary in date, but
I'll bet you some of them are definitely of recent vintage (not sure
though). I thought these would be a change from the usual Weight Watcher
stuff of which Bookshare seems to have a great amount. I like ethnic
cookbooks and seem to be gravitating to cookbooks about desserts and
baking, if only for making me imagine how those desserts might taste. (I'm
getting hungry just thinking about this stuff.) I am not saying there
shouldn't be books on health, diet, and nutrition, but I lean towards the
straight cookbook that concerns itself with what people eat in a
particular cuisine, how to get the ingredients, cooking methods, history
of cooking in that cuisine, and (I hope) lovely delicious recipe
instructions that make me wish I were eating what I'm reading about. Would
anybody like me to go into amazon.com and I can send the names of
cookbooks that I'm interested in seeing at bookshare, both the ones on my
shopping cart (to be bought later) and those on my wish list? I think if
anyone is interested in this I should send the lists directly to
interested parties on the Bookshare volunteer discussion list. Also they
might write me off list so nobody gets in trouble. Regards,
Kim.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:36 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookbooks
Hi Kim and Jamie. For what it's worth, I've found that many cookbooks from
the 80s and early 90s scan better than brand new cookbooks. I think that's
because they were using computers with more standard fonts, and they tend
to use real fractions instead of the half symbol in ingredient lists.
Cookbooks from the 60s, on the other hand, don't scan so well because they
often use a font that is sort of decorative or like handwriting, and the
paper has yellowed. The Frugal Gourmet books from the late 80s scanned
very well. I wish I still had them to submit. I scanned them back when I
was using DOS when I scanned them in 1991, and they were almost flawless.
I couldn't convert them when I started using Windows, and that means
scanning them from scratch. I got them from my local library. That means I
can get them again. I just need some vacation time to do more scanning.
The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine is my favorite in that series. Oh no!
Now I've made myself hungry from thinking about the Italian gravy recipe
in that book.
Monica Willyard
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