How many cookbooks do you have?

[no_hypocrisy]

I haven't counted lately, but I'm certain I have more than 100.

[rampartc]

1. maybe 1/2 that

my "go to" reference is a 50 year old "joy of cooking" but when I cook I usually use my mom's recipes. (sometimes with a twist)

[PJMcK]

2. I love cookbooks

Weird, huh?

I have about 40 different books full of recipes. Among my favorites are the classics, such as The Joy Of Cooking, Mastering the Art of French Cooking and the Silver Palette Cookbook. A few of the off-beat books include The Starving Artists' Cookbook, The Nero Wolfe Cookbook and a little self-published book from a church in Florida containing several dozen recipes from parishioners, (it has some awesome barbecue ideas).

Now, of course, there's the internet...

[griffi94]

4. The Nero Wolfe cookbook sounds interesting

I used to have a cook book of Elvis' favorite recipes.
The pictures were great and it was fun to look at.
I mostly use the internet now.

[PJMcK]

6. Nero Wolfe Cookbook

It's a nifty book especially if you've read the novels.

The editors went through each story and tried to glean what Wolfe's meals were and how to prepare them. Lots of fun!

[griffi94]

12. I've not read the novels.

I have seen the series with Timothy Hutton as Archie, and the old radio series starring Sidney Greenstreet
is available on YouTube.
The food described in both series sounds pretty complex to prepare.

[PJMcK]

13. In the books, Wolfe has a live-in chef

Fritz was the world-class chef that prepared exquisite meals for Wolfe and his guests.

Here's a link to the Wikipedia entry about Nero Wolfe. If you scroll down to the category "Food," you'll get some information about the cuisine. My recollections from the novels is that they liked shad roe often!

We love food in our home! The more the merrier.

[griffi94]

17. Fritz is featured in the TV series.

In fact, in a couple of the episodes Fritz is central to the plot.
Wolfe's love of food and beer are highlighted.

[2naSalit]

3. Had to sell off

a lot of things in the past few years so I only have about a dozen now.

[marble falls]

8. Just starting to go through that. How do I get cookbooks into someone's hands and not a landfill?

[Nay]

9. Do you have a Facebook "Buy Nothing" group in your neighborhood? A Buy Nothing group

is always for only a small/medium neighborhood area, because they only want neighbors to benefit, not resellers and other vultures. Join your group, and post whatever you want to give away (no selling allowed). I have given away many useful items that would otherwise have gone to waste, or gone to profit resellers.

[marble falls]

10. I use FB to see my kids photo's. I have no friends and and am no one's friend. I have no clue how ..

FB works.

We have freecycle, but the last two times I tried to use it I was attacked by "hackers". I was told what saved me was the fact I don't use a mailing list.

[Retrograde]

16. Does your library have am associated group

like our "Friends of the Library", who collect and sell used books? I got most of my 6 Fanny Farmer cookbooks there (yes, I collect variants of the Fanny Farmer cookbook: it's interesting to see how recipes change over the years. The directions on how to black one's stove are prominent in my 1918 copy, but not in my 1926 version. And the 1918 wartime recipes are totally gone.)

Otherwise, check our your local charities like Goodwill, St. Vincent's, or whatever. Or a local church group.

Or, weather permitting, you could put them in a box by the curb with a "Free" sign.

[global1]

5. Over 400+......

Somehow I got addicted. I never made the same thing twice. I'm running out of space to store them. Help!!!!!!!

[FloridaBlues]

15. I know how you feel ! Rarely make same thing twice.

Except my hand me down Italian recipes.

[marble falls]

7. Too many. But I use the old Betty Crocker from the sixties, one Emeral, Joy of Cooking ...

and Nourishing Traditions.

[TygrBright]

11. I culled about forty this summer...

I'm down to about 20, plus a ring binder full of pamphlets, clippings, etc.

Praying no one gives me one for a holiday gift...

dubiously,
Bright

[FloridaBlues]

14. Before I got too many for book case approx 75

Than I gave away 25 of them.
Not including hundred of recipes in binders.
Crazy right?

[dem in texas]

18. Best Estate Sale Find is an Old Recipe Box

I have hundreds of old cookbooks, some over 150 years old. I go to estate sales to look for old cookbooks. But for me, the best find of all is a little metal recipe box stuffed with hand written notes and recipe cards. This is getting down to the deepest roots of American home cooking.

My all time favorite of American cookbooks is the 1960's publication of the Joy of Cooking. I am on my third copy, the others fell apart from use. The current copy of the 1960's version was found in an antique mall. It's sitting on my kitchen counter right now; I am going to make tiny gingerbread boys today using a recipe in my old "Joy"

[yellowdogintexas]

19. I lost count years ago

and I have gotten rid of some. Probably over 100.

I am trying to get favorites into my Pinterest files

If I ever have to pare them down, I'm keeping all the ones with everyone's favorite recipes because they are the best.

And my Weight Watcher cook books. Don't laugh, WW recipes are quite good.

I would keep my aunt's recipe files except her writing resembles an espionage code. No one could read her writing. The only reason I can make her divinity is because she taught me hands on.

[trof]

20. Hundreds. Seriously.

In a corner of our kitchen is a floor to ceiling bookcase about 3' wide.
It is jam packed and there are others in drawers and cabinets.

Miz t. never throws anything away.

[spinbaby]

21. Why?

Are you suggesting I have too many? I can still find shelf space, so it’s not too many.