Tara wrote:
> I just checked this book out of the library. It is very sweet. I like
> it just for the images of the old cookbooks and handwritten recipes found
> tucked within.
>
> From Amazon:
>
> Leaf through your cookbooks, and youre likely to find a bit of paper
> with a recipe written in a familiar (or not-so-familiar) hand. It could
> be a family secret finally divulged, a scribbled interpretation of
> something seen on TV, even a culinary experiment long since forgotten.
> What happens to these recipes when the books are passed on?
>
> By day, Michael Popek works in his familys used bookstore. By night,
> hes the voyeuristic force behind the websites ForgottenBookmarks and
> HandwrittenRecipes, where he shares the weird, wonderful objects he has
> found among the stacks at his store.
>
> Handwritten Recipes is a treasury of Michaels most fascinating found
> recipes. Youll find classic Americana like pies and casseroles alongside
> ethnic mainstays such as Italian cookies, springerle, and German
> dumplings. Some are perfectly clear and complete, while others leave
> crucial elements€”like cooking times and ingredient measurements€”to the
> readers imagination. You can venture to try any recipe, or just enjoy
> Popeks findings as a time capsule from kitchens of generations gone by.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Handwritten-Re...rs-Collection-
> Wonderful/dp/0399160140/ref=sr_1_1?
> s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360710314&sr=1-1&keywords=handwritten+recipes
>
> http://tinyurl.com/bke8ovf

I have subscribed to his daily feed for a few months now. I
especially love the recipes!