This cookbook is from the Washigton Historical Society. Washington Township is where Dennis works as a firefighter/paramedic.
I love it when my cookbooks are inscribed. When I see this, I am flooded with memories of that time. I run my finger over the impression that the pen left on the paper.
If you can read the Preface, you will see that it was made in 1994. Dennis and I were only dating. He had just gotten onto the Fire Department. It is amazing how fast 16 years can go by.
Did you ever see 13 Going on 30? There is a part in the movie where Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo (total hottie) are swinging on a swing set, and are competing to see who can jump the furthest. The winner has to pay for dinner on Friday night and an Orange Julius. I always wanted to know what an Orange Julius was... and now I do. And now I want one too.
Glog. What the hell is glog? It sounds like something that someone would cough up into a tissue.
Anyone up for this challenge??
This recipe hit me like a ton of bricks. Mrs. George Atkins. Do you call yourself by Mrs. _______? No. We go by Valerie Milobar, or _________
Life has gotten so informal. (rant o' rama coming) What the hell is with people wearing pajama pants in public? Seriously people?? Have a little common decency. Church. Have you been to church lately? Did you see what they wear to church? Ok... need to refocus.
I LOVE the history at the top of this recipe. These people are long gone, but their family has not forgotten them.
Ultimately I love the typing on the recipe cards. There was no spell check, dictionary.com or anything like we have now. I will admit that I love my computer and that I can go over something ten-fold before sending it out with horrific errors on it. But the typewriter. Remember how if you pushed too many keys at once, the arms would get stuck up in the air and you would need to unjam them?
Aaahhhhh history.
Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I couldn't agree with you more about how informal life has gotten. In some ways it's good and someways it's bad - like the church thing. I can't stand how much stuff people bring into religious events or church for their kid's - snacks, toys, drinks even!! We were lucky if we got to bring in one book, 1.Single.Book. Now kids get to bring in poptarts, games, cell phones, grrrrr. How about teaching your kids that for 1single hour a week you can sit still and be quiet....ok I'll stop my rant!!
The key to getting kids to sit through mass is to.... threaten them.
ReplyDelete"If you can't sit nice and quiet and listen to the mass, then we will stay for the next one, and maybe even the one after that... until you get it right."
Worked like a charm. :)
Love community recipe books. My mom had one fro our church that was created in the 80's it's so awesome.
ReplyDeleteSometimes formality can be nice just if it's without pretense and doesn't exclude people you know?
Don't get me started on the church thing ;)
I like to say that I'm raising a human being not keeping a nuisance quiet. That is my mantra when I get stares when my lil guy acts up.
And now I'm nostalgic for pizza rolls and ice skating and sledding down the deck steps ;)