Best News From Old Cook Books

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Get Vintage books make catch eyes - and dollars - of clients. For some old cook books a trip down memory lane, to reconstruct children's recipes. Other customers are interested in food history. Avid cookbook collectors can buy a cookbook for one recipe only.

Old cook books, the ones our mothers and grandmothers, have something to tell. "Winning Cookbook," published in 1943, is a good example. The title page tells you instantly that the book is about. "War Edition", page declares: "With the victory substitutes and economic Recipes for Delicious Meals the military."

Key words for the Americans in the thoes of war were "substitutes" and "economic". This cookbook has told them how to prepare store food and home grown food. Cooks were told how to provide the fat from meat, which was introduced in the banks and turned into local shops butcher. No matter how hard it is to believe, this fat was made into explosives.

Much of the book is devoted to menu planning. Doughnuts, pastries and pancakes should be eaten only after eating "healthy foods". Meat eaten in small quantities. Candy should be eaten in moderation and "Victory Cookbook" recommends eating salad for dessert.

The meat was not enough during the Second World War, a chapter on meatless meals had to be very useful. Just reading the dinner menu can make you feel full. A typical dinner menu includes chilled fruit, stuffed tomatoes, parsley potatoes, cream, asparagus, pumpkin pie, and milk. If it does not fill you with nothing.

school canteen menu continued to fruit and vegetable theme. A typical dinner menu menu includes brown bread sandwiches filled with cottage cheese, a thermos of cocoa, applesauce and crackers. Today's children are likely to strike when their school canteen that served food.

The fact is, there is no mention of a double cheeseburger, giant order of fries, or a supersized soda pop. What is a "new" news in this old book, cook? She eats fruits and vegetables, things that can help us to feel the form and live longer. This news could help reverse the obesity trend.

According to official statistics 65% of Americans are overweight. Many Americans eat double or triple portion of food and it shows. Go to the center, and you'll see people who are waddling, not walking, people who are at risk for heart disease and diabetes. Some Americans are literally eating themselves to death feels.

Maybe it's time to return to the food recommended in the "Victory Cook Book". We can plan meals around fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, small portions of meat, and some candy. The best news of all is the fact that fresh fruits and vegetables actually taste good.

The next time you go to a used bookstore or online, look for vintage cookbooks. Find books that show the fresh fruits, vegetables, and vegetarian dishes. Look at the brand cookbooks and booklets, too. You may be surprised by their "new" and healthy news.