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Cooking & Baking

Marthe48

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6. I used to go to estate auctions

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 05:51 PM

Nov 7

For awhile, it seemed that I left with the box of recipes, booklets, pamphlets and books lovingly saved by the homemaker. I have a lot

One of my favorite finds was a spiral notebook, the old-fashioned kind with a brown cover. It came from the wife of one of the local funeral directors. It is full of copied recipes and ideas for eulogies. Some of the recipes are noted to be local family recipes.

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What's for Dinner, Fri., Nov. 7, 2025 [View all] NJCher Nov 7 OP

Just finished a bowl of turkey chili with cornbread SheltieLover Nov 7 #1

Great cookbook cover! justaprogressive Nov 7 #2

The last helping of yesterdays dinner, so leftovers with decafe tea irisblue Nov 7 #3

Chicken pot pie casserole. Emile Nov 7 #4

Clam fritters. Yum. La Coliniere Nov 7 #5

I used to go to estate auctions Marthe48 Nov 7 #6

were the copied recipes NJCher Nov 7 #9

A lot of them are handwritten Marthe48 Nov 7 #11

I had salmon and roasted green beans Marthe48 Nov 7 #7

Salmon Loaf Wraps La Coliniere Nov 7 #8

Roasted Salmon with Garlic Yogurt Sauce elleng Nov 7 #10