tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post2506342504767162479..comments2024-01-12T18:41:52.560-05:00Comments on Dave's Cupboard: Vintage Sunday: Cheese GraterDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17866627809585257034noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-80798987483630923752011-09-06T15:08:59.914-04:002011-09-06T15:08:59.914-04:00I came across the same type of situation about a w...I came across the same type of situation about a week ago, I live in a small town in Ohio called "seville", population 2200, famous for the seville Giants, (famous, *snicker*). Lots of "old timers" and century homes, just an awesome place to be, and when there is an estate sale, I make sure I am there on the first, and the last days. I was at a sale on the last day, when I came across canning jars for 16 for a quarter, I was so excited I almost left right away, to share my find with the wife, but I stayed and looked, making small purchases here and there, making trip after trip to the truck, then I came across a fairly good sized box of books, the top 3 were old "Ball Blue books" from the 40s and later, when I picked those up, to ask about a price, I saw a 8 x 10 notebook, looking very old, FULL of handwritten recipes, under it, I found another, and another, I had 6 handwritten recipe books, full of small clippings from newspapers, and books, under those, about 2 dozen cookbooks, with nothing newer than 1965! I grabbed the whole box, and with a sinking stomach, I winced while I asked "how much". Much to my surprise, she responded with "25 cents for the whole box, I should pay you for taking them" I almost fainted! This was someones LIFE! These books were destined to be passed down from mother to daughter, but the "modern age" and a lack of respect for the old ways, caused them to become waste. Such a shame for them, but such a find for me! I have been studying them, trying to get into her style, because the books are put together very haphazardly, puddings, next to beef, next to seafood. I feel good about having the books, because I WILL pass them down to my daughters and sons, and this woman, whoever she was, will get the respect all her hard work deserved.Spatula212https://www.blogger.com/profile/11131641290834567304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-20514790658836261452010-05-31T20:38:38.893-04:002010-05-31T20:38:38.893-04:00Marleen: I don't know an exact value, but bas...<b>Marleen</b>: I don't know an exact value, but based on what I've seen in antique shops and flea markets, it's worth anywhere from $15 to $25 dollars.<br /><br />Thanks for the note!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866627809585257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-16627045808052740382010-05-31T16:16:05.346-04:002010-05-31T16:16:05.346-04:00Hi. I really enjoy your website. I have this sam...Hi. I really enjoy your website. I have this same cheese grater that I want to sell; I never use it, though I probably should. Would you happen to know an approximate worth, as I have no idea. Thank you.Marleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577042515596585520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-83757094503213949322010-03-29T18:42:26.108-04:002010-03-29T18:42:26.108-04:00Eric- here here! This makes me so sad.......50 las...Eric- here here! This makes me so sad.......50 lashes with wet bucatini for those folks! <br /><br />I treasure the small box of recipe cards from my Grandmother- I even put the cards in plastic sleeves. I was lucky enough to receive quite a few of her kitchen things- we fight over this old alumnium kettle with a battered wood handle. The tulip bowls, the clamp on meat grinder and no one touches the potato ricer! <br /><br />And don't get me started on the cast iron fry pans!<br /><br />Folks should treasure these things!<br /><br />cheezmakerUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599146980907629358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-76856421590635161602010-03-29T14:24:18.990-04:002010-03-29T14:24:18.990-04:00nothing is quite so sad as going to an estate sale...nothing is quite so sad as going to an estate sale run by a family full of ingrates. A relic like that recipe book is the kind of thing you cherish - especially in an italian family! Shame on all of them.Eric Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229319961111705277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-12081272928260446572010-03-28T17:34:52.774-04:002010-03-28T17:34:52.774-04:00Gene and ETR, yes, I still have the notebook. The...<b>Gene</b> and <b>ETR</b>, yes, I still have the notebook. There are parts I'm still trying to decypher; I don't speak much Italian and in places her handwriting is hard to read.<br /><br />Many of the recipes are fairly standard and don't differ that much from the way my mother and grandmother did things. A lot of them don't have measurements in the traditional sense of the word (for example, her recipe for sausage includes "fennel seed until it's just right."<br /><br />There's nothing really unusual or strange, but there are some little tips and hints here and there that are obviously "kitchen secrets" that gave her cooking its own spin.<br /><br /><b>Christina</b>: I married into a Polish family, and because I enjoyed the company of my wife's many elderly aunts (and always made time for them when they needed someone to do an odd job or repair around the house) I was quickly "adopted." One of my wife's grandaunts gave me a bundle of handwritten recipes bound with an elastic band - traditional recipes for holiday foods and special dishes that had never been shared with anyone since she herself had gotten them from <i>her</i> mother. As she handed them over, she said, "I've never given these to anyone in the family but you - because I know you'll use them."Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866627809585257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-8393648746931254512010-03-28T17:14:33.888-04:002010-03-28T17:14:33.888-04:00I am the recipe heiress in my family. My mother&#...I am the recipe heiress in my family. My mother's and her mothers, and the cookie cutters and pans and silver and china. I regularly refer to my granmother's battered copy of the Rumford cookbook circ 1920-somthing for griddlecakes and waffles...yum<br /><br />awesome cheese grater!tree oceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324957104646500487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-15082116972958628452010-03-28T14:20:29.464-04:002010-03-28T14:20:29.464-04:00Just finished cleaning out my parents' apartme...Just finished cleaning out my parents' apartment (they are in assisted living facilities) and I was the claimant to my mother's handwritten recipe book from when her mother was teaching her to cook. Nothing fantastic as far as recipes goes, but it was neat to have it as a remembrance of my mom. What I'd give for something from my Polish grandmother! Someday these folks will regret what they have lost from their ancestors..Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-60617191118238071632010-03-28T11:14:46.137-04:002010-03-28T11:14:46.137-04:00I was wondering the same. Have you used any of the...I was wondering the same. Have you used any of the recipes? Anything unusually good...or strange?Eating The Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06441852924342104644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945607.post-59975861214139389732010-03-28T10:08:48.060-04:002010-03-28T10:08:48.060-04:00nice post, did you keep the recipe book? Did you e...nice post, did you keep the recipe book? Did you ever translate it or try any of them?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154376809844746266noreply@blogger.com