collecting community cookbooks and modernizing the recipes
Beary, Beary Good Blueberry Recipes compiled by the Ark-La-Tex Blueberry Growers Association 2002 I love a single subject cookbook! The contributors are largely blueberry farmers but there is also a blueberry pageant winner contributor and a few people whose affiliation is unknown. The farmers are all listed with their farm’s name. Unsurprisingly the recipes tend…
Noted Cookery: Favorite Recipes from Friends of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra compiled by the Junior Group of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra 1969 The book states that they “gathered, tested, typed, and proofed recipes” and had received over 1400 recipes! The book contains 750 and is a very professional looking hardback. They had a number of…
Mother Trucker’s Cookbook compiled by Texas Motor Transportation Association, Austin, TX 1983
Fireman’s Flames compiled by Midlothian Ladies Auxiliary to the Midlothian Volunteer Fire Department, Midlothian, Texas 1979
Artist’s “Palate” Cookbook: A Book of Favorite Recipes from Our Artists and Friends compiled by the Cook Book Committee of the Art Department The Woman’s Club, Fort Worth, Texas 1979