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Potluck Potpourri

Posted on January 22, 2024January 18, 2024 by Rachel Rappaport

Potluck Potpourri: Recipes from Wildwood, Wildwood Child Care Food Program Aspen, Colorado 1983

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Ship to Shore: Virgin Islands Charter Yacht Recipes

Posted on January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 by Rachel Rappaport

Ship to Shore: Virgin Islands Charter Yacht Recipes Virgin Islands 1983 The forward outlines how the Virgin Islands are a “true paradise” with “crystal-blue waters” and extoll the virtues of seeing the islands on yachts. These are the recipes of the chefs on those yachts. No mention of where the profits of the book went…

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CHS Cooks…

Posted on January 2, 2024February 27, 2024 by Rachel Rappaport

CHS Cooks… compiled by Lumen Vitae Auxiliary of Children’s Home Society Lompoc, CA 1987 CHS of California was the “largest voluntarily supported counseling and adoption agency in America” and was founded in 1891 and in 1961 they formed the auxiliary that put out this cookbook. Other fundraising attempts they’ve made were bridge marathons, Santa visits,…

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Christmas Memories Cookbook

Posted on December 17, 2023November 15, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Christmas Memories Cookbook: 350 Favorite Christmas Recipes from Mystic Seaport Members 1985 Mystic, Connecticut

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PILCO Holiday Dessert Cookbook 1980

Posted on December 14, 2023January 2, 2024 by Rachel Rappaport

PILCO Holiday Dessert Cookbook 1980

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VIP Holiday Cookbook Vol. IV

Posted on December 8, 2023December 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

VIP Holiday Cookbook Vol. IV First printing 1981, fourth printing 1984 American Cancer Society Northern Virginia Area

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What’s Cooking in Our All-American City? II Junior Jam

Posted on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

What’s Cooking in Our All-American City? II Junior Jam compiled by Rockingham Junior Woman’s Club, Rockingham, North Carolina 1985

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Burnt Offerings

Posted on November 17, 2023November 14, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Burnt Offerings compiled by North Oakland Fire Authority Auxiliary Holly, Michigan 1984(?)

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School Maize

Posted on November 9, 2023November 24, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

School Maize: A project of the Wilmington Education Association 1983 Wilmington, Ohio

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The Hagley Museum: Recipes with a Brandywine Tradition

Posted on October 25, 2023November 15, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

The Hagley Museum: Recipes with a Brandywine Tradition compiled by The Hagley Volunteers Cookbook Committee. Wilmington, Delaware 1983

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Mother Trucker’s Cookbook

Posted on October 6, 2023December 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Mother Trucker’s Cookbook compiled by Texas Motor Transportation Association, Austin, TX 1983

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The National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center Cookbook

Posted on September 23, 2023February 27, 2024 by Rachel Rappaport

The National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center Cookbook

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Tastes of Summers Past

Posted on September 22, 2023August 2, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Tastes of Summers Past recipes collected for the 38th National Square Dance Convention, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1989

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Horatio Street Association Cookbook

Posted on September 9, 2023October 17, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Horatio Street Association Cookbook, Greenwich Village, New York City compiled by The Horatio Street Association 1986

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Philadelphia Homestyle Cookbook

Posted on August 27, 2023July 18, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Philadelphia Homestyle Cookbook

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Cape May Fare: A Collection of Recipes from Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts

Posted on August 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Cape May Fare: A Collection of Recipes from Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts

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K2 Potluck Cookbook: The K2 Corporation Cookbook compiled from the kitchens of K2 employees

Posted on July 24, 2023July 17, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

K2 Potluck Cookbook: The K2 Corporation Cookbook compiled from the kitchens of K2 employees

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The Defense Center Secretaries Take Pride in Presenting Their Favorite Recipes

Posted on July 7, 2023October 17, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

The Defense Center Secretaries Take Pride in Presenting Their Favorite Recipes Family Day September 19. 1987

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This Is It! Published by the Class of 1981 US Army War College

Posted on July 6, 2023July 5, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

This Is It! Published by the Class of 1981 US Army War College Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania 1981

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The Flavor of Jackson’s Mill: Favorites of West Virginia 4-H’ers, Extension Homemakers and Friends

Posted on July 5, 2023October 17, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

The Flavor of Jackson’s Mill: Favorites of West Virginia 4-H’ers, Extension Homemakers and Friends

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