Cooking.

I know, a strange subject for me but hang around and all will become clear.

Di was cooking and looking through some of her many cook books and I noticed this one which was her Mothers. Apparently it was given out with each new gas cooker.

Its in rather a poor condition ....

.... but considering it was published in 1933, its done well ....

.... and even included a number of Moms hand written recipes.

Interesting inside cover showing companies long gone.

Anyway, I thought that this book was too precious to be let fall completely apart so went looking for a replacement. Of course one was found, quite cheaply, via the internet. Its not in the best condition, has been well used but its not falling apart.

This one dates back to 1951. The book now appears to be out of print and the latest edition I could find reference to was from 1968.

When the book arrived, what I found amazing with this copy was that inside there were the original instructions for fitting the gas cooker!

I'm amazed that they have survived and not been thrown away.