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re: Advice on what to do with old, regional cookbooks?
Posted on 3/4/22 at 3:58 pm to lhltvor
Posted on 3/4/22 at 3:58 pm to lhltvor
I thought that was all of South Louisiana, nope. A few more for everyone to look at. Anyone know what the small OU floor mat looking things are?
Thanks for all the information, and if I decide to sell I'll circle back to those interested.
Thanks for all the information, and if I decide to sell I'll circle back to those interested.
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Posted on 3/4/22 at 4:16 pm to lhltvor
If I can give my very non-expert 2 cents, this looks like an amazing find.
I hope you will try to keep the collection together, perhaps as a donation to a library.
I hope you will try to keep the collection together, perhaps as a donation to a library.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 6:17 pm to Kafka
Agreed. This is a remarkable treasure trove of cookbooks. I'd love to spend a few hours going through them all.
On a side note, I don't know who that Denene Stringfellow guy is, but I see a couple cookbooks by him in the collection. By the looks of them, I'm thinking some Barry White playing in the background is a must while cooking any of his recipes!!
On a side note, I don't know who that Denene Stringfellow guy is, but I see a couple cookbooks by him in the collection. By the looks of them, I'm thinking some Barry White playing in the background is a must while cooking any of his recipes!!
Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:13 pm to lhltvor
With All those hundreds of cookbooks, it's more than someone who enjoyed cooking; her collection of cookbooks obviously was something that meant very much to her.
Like many have suggested, you could make quite a penny on Ebay. The ones that didn't sell could be donated to a local college or cooking school.
Like many have suggested, you could make quite a penny on Ebay. The ones that didn't sell could be donated to a local college or cooking school.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:23 pm to jfw3535
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On a side note, I don't know who that Denene Stringfellow guy is, but I see a couple cookbooks by him in the collection. By the looks of them, I'm thinking some Barry White playing in the background is a must while cooking any of his recipes!!
He jumped out at me so I looked him up. He's an alum of Holiday Inn University, was the chef at a place named Maxwell's Restaurant in Ruston, was named the most outstanding Young Man of the Year, Lincoln Parish 1987, and coincidentally can be found singing a little gospel in his free time.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 11:44 pm to lhltvor
that’s a pretty great collection. I’m not far from you would love to check out the south Louisiana ones, let us know what route you take with them
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Posted on 3/4/22 at 11:57 pm to lhltvor
I'm in Dallas, give me a price for the lot.
Posted on 3/5/22 at 8:19 am to lhltvor
Oh my gosh.. I haven’t seen that Tony Chachere’s one since I was a little girl. The nostalgia!
LMAO. You should not have come here with these books. Look at the rabbit hole you’re down.
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He's an alum of Holiday Inn University, was the chef at a place named Maxwell's Restaurant in Ruston, was named the most outstanding Young Man of the Year, Lincoln Parish 1987, and coincidentally can be found singing a little gospel in his free time.
LMAO. You should not have come here with these books. Look at the rabbit hole you’re down.
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Posted on 3/5/22 at 8:58 am to lhltvor
This would be prime candidate for a donation to a specialized library/archive/museum. I agree this is a great collection to try and keep altogether. I would reach out to some of the bigger universities in the area, especially ones that have an archives & special collections department, to see if there is interest. They will most likely want to know the size including an estimate of linear feet and number of items. I wouldn't expect monetary compensation but between a tax write-off and the potential long-term preservation value it could be a great long term decision.
You will make more money piecing out the collection, but there really is something there for researchers to examine the collection through the eyes of the collector.
Oh, and if you can have an idea of thing like general year range, geographical area, cuisine style, condition (archives really like it if they knew the books didn't sit in moldy or damp places) etc. that might also help with the initial description part.
You will make more money piecing out the collection, but there really is something there for researchers to examine the collection through the eyes of the collector.
Oh, and if you can have an idea of thing like general year range, geographical area, cuisine style, condition (archives really like it if they knew the books didn't sit in moldy or damp places) etc. that might also help with the initial description part.
This post was edited on 3/5/22 at 9:06 am
Posted on 3/5/22 at 9:17 am to lhltvor
I have this one (and a bunch of the others). It’s a hoot.
Posted on 3/5/22 at 12:13 pm to Zappas Stache
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I'm in Dallas, give me a price for the lot.
I don't know if I said, but none of this is at my house in Dallas, this is in rural N. Louisiana. I wish it were, I'm in OED so I could make a small fortune on FB Marketplace selling all the non cookbook collections.
Posted on 3/5/22 at 8:31 pm to lhltvor
If you can get them to Friends of the LSU Library, they’ll put them in their charity sale.
Posted on 3/6/22 at 8:49 am to LouisianaLady
I’m wit you! Mail one to OOS Louisiana themed restaurants around the country. They need them!
Posted on 3/6/22 at 1:40 pm to lhltvor
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Please post a pic of this one. I'd be interested to see what's in it.
This post was edited on 3/7/22 at 8:51 am
Posted on 3/11/22 at 8:31 pm to REB BEER
What a treasure you have there. I collect cookbooks as well, no telling how many I have or what will happen to them when I give up the ghost.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 4:29 pm to lhltvor
Separate the Louisiana ones from the other regions.
Set up paypal for the interested F+D board members to donate toward scanning them, and give access to the scanned files to whoever donated, then donate the hard copies to a library
Set up paypal for the interested F+D board members to donate toward scanning them, and give access to the scanned files to whoever donated, then donate the hard copies to a library
Posted on 3/13/22 at 2:45 pm to lhltvor
Charleston Receipts is still in publication and available at every souvenir shop in Charleston. You can toss that one.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 3:27 pm to lhltvor
Love this thread
Posted on 3/14/22 at 11:15 am to lhltvor
See if any of the antique stores are willing to buy the lot for resale. And maybe some of your other collections as well.
Posted on 3/28/22 at 9:03 pm to madamsquirrel
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