On Thu 13 Jan 2005 08:48:23p, Terry Pulliam Burd tittered and giggled, and
giggled and tittered, and finally blurted out...

> On 13 Jan 2005 06:22:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>>Mom had debilitating migraines when I was very young. She taught me how
>>to scramble eggs and make toast, and how to open a can of soup and heat
>>it when I was about five, in case she was unable to make something for
>>me.
>>
>>Following a recipe? I remember making Apple Snow from The Good
>>Housekeeping Cookbook when I was 9.
>>
> I still have a copy of _Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls_,
> copyright 1957. I actually cooked a meal for the family every now and
> then from it (I was 9 when I got the cookbook). What was pretty cool
> for the time was it was a "Boys and Girls" cookbook, not one just
> aimed at girls.. OTOH, the cover shows Mom and Daughter working away
> using beater and spoon in batter laden bowls, while Son is in the
> background tasting something out of a casserole <g>
>
> First memory of cooking something with more than 3 ingredients was a
> yellow cake. Came out looking like a yellow manhole cover. I had
> forgotten to put in the egg.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

When I was 11 I checked a book out of the local library, entitled _The
Boy's Cookbook_. It was out of print, and I liked it so much that I talked
my mom into telling the library I lost it and we paid for it.

I still use a few recipes from it today, especially the baked almond
cheesecake. It's one of the best I've ever made.

Wayne