tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post8866592101639272724..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: Sugar and Spice and Everything NiceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-63053154319776591322009-04-22T05:13:00.000-07:002009-04-22T05:13:00.000-07:00Hi Jen:
Thanks! Both Eberle & I appreciate a...Hi Jen:<br /><br />Thanks! Both Eberle & I appreciate all the support. Actually the "Women's Art is Women's Work" series is an earlier version of a work co-authored by Eberle & Audrey Bilger that is being shopped to publishers. We'll see how that goes.<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-53433834233938108082009-04-22T05:00:00.000-07:002009-04-22T05:00:00.000-07:00You did a great job with this. You and your husban...You did a great job with this. You and your husband make quite a couple. As I've said b/f, if I lived nearby, I'd have to make you frequent photo subjects. So much life springs forth just from the few glimpses I get in the photos you've posted. <br /><br />I really liked this article. It make me think of my dear friend Jeanie who loved to cook. She subscribed to all the cooking magazines - was awash in domestic responsibilities - never gave thought to feminist ideals - and yet, was strong, indepedent, fully woman. Cooking was her poetry and even though she was a bit of a lousy cook, she was so poetic in her approach, you were convinced it was wonderful. <br /><br />You should see about publishing this piece. I love all the research you put into it. In America, few people know what currants or sweetmeats are these days.Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-76521220338157920682009-04-22T03:49:00.000-07:002009-04-22T03:49:00.000-07:00Hi Sandra:
I'm particularly fond of an old Fa...Hi Sandra:<br /><br />I'm particularly fond of an old Fanny Farmer cookbook we have, too. It's quite dilapidated, but it has so much aura & great recipes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-47970978779475573232009-04-21T19:30:00.000-07:002009-04-21T19:30:00.000-07:00My family's most treasured cookbook is Fannie Farm...My family's most treasured cookbook is Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cookbook. I bought one for my daughter, lest she be seduced away by The Joy of Cooking. Tucked among the pages of my Fannie Farmer - and also in a very disreputable index card box - are recipes in my handwriting, my children's, their grandmother's, and that of friends I haven't seen in thirty years. Every time I read the recipes, I am reminded of someone I love, or someone I once knew and had nearly forgotten.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-86156746254040179552009-04-21T18:54:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:54:00.000-07:00Hi Willow:
Pinch-hitting for Eberle here-- thanks...Hi Willow:<br /><br />Pinch-hitting for Eberle here-- thanks so much-- glad you enjoyed it. The recipe does look good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-50634398340642918122009-04-21T16:59:00.000-07:002009-04-21T16:59:00.000-07:00Another excellent post, Eberle. I can smell the pl...Another excellent post, Eberle. I can smell the plum cake from here! The recipe sounds heavenly.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-33823566550116518332009-04-21T15:10:00.000-07:002009-04-21T15:10:00.000-07:00Hi Kat:
Eberle & I love old cookbooks too. Y...Hi Kat:<br /><br />Eberle & I love old cookbooks too. You might be interested in checking out the following site, called <A HREF="http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/index.html" REL="nofollow">Feeding America</A>. It has a number of 19th century cookbooks, including one that Eberle & Audrey have studied a lot, the Frugal Housewife by Lyida Child.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-73721595652510889832009-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:32:00.000-07:00I think we retain a bit of the connection to our r...I think we retain a bit of the connection to our recipes in this day and age. I know I have handwritten recipe cards and bits of paper and books with notations and I can sit and read cookbooks as if they were any other sort of book. The difference is where the recipes originate. Not often are they handed down, but rather found in magazines or newspapers or now, online.<br />It's sad that we are losing that tradition of passing things on the way we used to, but then the concept of the "family dinner" or the grand dinner party has also gone out of fashion.<br />I would love to come across one of these singular receipt books. It would certainly be a treasure!<br /><br />I really enjoyed the post. Thank you.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.com