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Advice on what to do with old, regional cookbooks?
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:17 pm
I'm working on cleaning out a family member's home and she has hundreds of these (see attached) regional cookbooks, my question is what's the best thing to do with them?
I know there's a little value there, but this is just one of 1000 things she has a collection of and I'm unwilling to work through these for $25-$50.
I obviously don't want to trash them, but she also lives in a tiny town so not many local options even to donate. I have an appointment with the local public library director in the morning to talk it over, but it's a really small library and she isn't sure they have room. I would love for them to stay in her community and put a little plaque up, but may not be possible.
TLDR: what do I do with all these cookbooks?
I know there's a little value there, but this is just one of 1000 things she has a collection of and I'm unwilling to work through these for $25-$50.
I obviously don't want to trash them, but she also lives in a tiny town so not many local options even to donate. I have an appointment with the local public library director in the morning to talk it over, but it's a really small library and she isn't sure they have room. I would love for them to stay in her community and put a little plaque up, but may not be possible.
TLDR: what do I do with all these cookbooks?
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Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:30 pm to lhltvor
Antique Tiger will be along shortly to make you offer. He'll take the whole lot of them for $100 and turn it into $1,000 of ebay gold.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:36 pm to lhltvor
Man, I bet those are so fun to read.
Why not sell them as a lot online, instead of individually?
Or contact the "Cajun" restaurants in other states that put out bastardized garbage versions of our recipes, and offer the books to them.
Why not sell them as a lot online, instead of individually?
Or contact the "Cajun" restaurants in other states that put out bastardized garbage versions of our recipes, and offer the books to them.
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:33 pm to lhltvor
Man some of those things have value. I had a friend post an old on the bayou cookbook a few months ago and I asked her where I could get one. She said they are hard to find. I didnt believe her then I saw the price on Ebay and other sites. It was at least $200.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:35 pm to lhltvor
Maybe a bigger public library or a college/university that has a Louisiana or culinary section
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:42 pm to lhltvor
Donate them to the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in NOLA. The ones they don't need for their library can be sold to raise money for the museum. They have a Facebook page.
I just saw you're in Dallas. Doubt they would pick them up that far away. I would sell on Ebay. They ARE valuable.
You could sell them to ThriftBooks. They, I think, will give you cash, or at least a site credit. They resell used books.
I just saw you're in Dallas. Doubt they would pick them up that far away. I would sell on Ebay. They ARE valuable.
You could sell them to ThriftBooks. They, I think, will give you cash, or at least a site credit. They resell used books.
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:56 pm to bigberg2000
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Man some of those things have value.
Please, please don't tell me that. I'll end up looking up the whole damn lot.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:58 pm to GreenRockTiger
Thanks you. Somehow I didn't think about that, she's pretty close to Ruston.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:07 pm to lhltvor
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Please, please don't tell me that. I'll end up looking up the whole damn lot.
Some that are out of print could be worth a pretty penny. Hate to tell you that, but it's true.
People seem to look for the Plantation Cookbook by the New Orleans Junior League quite often, if that one is in the collection, for example. I think it's out of print.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:45 pm to lhltvor
Any Vernon Roger books in there?
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:51 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Any Vernon Roger books in there?
I think the OP may have opened Pandora's Box by posting here.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 6:19 pm to Gris Gris
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I think the OP may have opened Pandora's Box by posting here.
For sure.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 6:54 pm to lhltvor
Whatever you do with them, scan them first and store them digitally.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 7:45 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:Nichols has that culinary school.
Maybe a bigger public library or a college/university that has a Louisiana or culinary section
Posted on 3/3/22 at 7:46 pm to Treacherous Cretin
quote:That is a ton of work, even with a book scanner.
Whatever you do with them, scan them first and store them digitally.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 8:53 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Any Vernon Roger books in there?
I'm almost positive I saw Roger's Cajun Cookbook in there, found five more full boxes too.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:01 pm to lhltvor
Wish you were closer , I'd help you out .
Posted on 3/3/22 at 9:12 pm to lhltvor
Wife collects them . Contact me at hndrli@yahoo.com .
Posted on 3/3/22 at 10:18 pm to lhltvor
I would like a shot at the Roger cookbooks, please.
<- at gmail.
<- at gmail.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:44 am to lhltvor
Try reaching out to the culinary department at Nicholls. I'm sure you can get a nice tax write off.
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