Old is new again as vintage cookbooks are rediscovered online. These books, previously relegated to the back of closets everywhere, are being dusted off, opened and enjoyed. They were even the subject of a blogging event. They range from the insightful - perhaps an old Joy of Cooking - to the bizarre, like this old copy of The Ground Meat Cookbook from the 50s found via BoingBoing.
The cookbook contains "204 intriguing ground meat recipes", but also contains general cooking tips, lovely illustrations and surprisingly appetizing photography. It is unlikely I would want to try the "Jellied Veal Loaf", but I do think I will take a look through the back of my grandparents' kitchen cupboard the next time I visit.

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1-13-2006 @12:11PM Gina said... I love looking at my Mom's old cookbooks whenever I visit her in Chicago. Some cookbooks are older than I am and the recipes and photos are amazing. I swear she has about 200 of them! I keep wondering how it would be to redo a cookbook from the 1940's or '50s with today's props and photography. Would it still look as cool or have a whole new look to it?
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