A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504

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Jean B., who has a lot of cookbooks but knows that others have more

"Jean B." > wrote in message
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>A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record for
>having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and the record
>holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will someone who actually
>has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the Guinness World Record fee) put
>in a bid for the title?
>
> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504

Ha! I would imagine someone else would have more than that. I can't top
that. I used to collect them and I still do but I have very limited space
now. At best, I had one small, very crammed bookcase. Now I am down to two
shelves but still very crammed.

Jean B. wrote:

> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record

I was wondering about a cookbook which lists all of the usenet k00ks...
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"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin

"Jean B." wrote in message ...

A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504

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Jean B., who has a lot of cookbooks but knows that others have more

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This seems like a very easy record to beat. Cookbooks are everywhere. I have
to turn them away or else I'd have thousands too.

ViLco wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>
>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
>
> I was wondering about a cookbook which lists all of the usenet k00ks...

????

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Jean B.

Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:02:31 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
>> for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
>> the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
>> someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
>> Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
>>
>> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
>
> This woman is here where I live. I am trying to contact her, through
> the newspaper where they ran an article about her. I was going to
> tell her that she is in the minor leagues compared to some folks I
> know.
>
> I don't have nearly as many as she does, but I know you do, Jean. And
> I told Ginny about this..
>
> Christine

Of course, I have more than she does, but I know some other folks
have far more than I do. That payment thing makes me wonder just
what those "records" mean. I thought these were real records, not
a function of who wanted to enter and was willing to pay.

--
Jean B.

news wrote:

> This seems like a very easy record to beat. Cookbooks are
everywhere. I have to turn them away or else I'd have thousands too.


Turn them away? Lucky you. Actually, I am being more selective
now. I am just not that interested in some categories... and I
have a shelving issue. (If I had it to do over again, I would
focus more on ephemera... and the areas that I truly love, such
as Asian and antique cookbooks.)

--
Jean B.

On 7/16/2013 10:52 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> Christine Dabney wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:02:31 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record for
>>> having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and the
>>> record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will someone
>>> who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the Guinness
>>> World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
>>>
>>> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
>>
>> This woman is here where I live. I am trying to contact her, through
>> the newspaper where they ran an article about her. I was going to
>> tell her that she is in the minor leagues compared to some folks I
>> know.
>> I don't have nearly as many as she does, but I know you do, Jean. And
>> I told Ginny about this..
>> Christine
>
> Of course, I have more than she does, but I know some other folks have
> far more than I do. That payment thing makes me wonder just what those
> "records" mean. I thought these were real records, not a function of
> who wanted to enter and was willing to pay.
>
I never realized you have to pay to qualify. I agree, it does put a
different slant on the "records".

Jill

On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:52:14 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Christine Dabney wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:02:31 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> >> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
> >> for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
> >> the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
> >> someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
> >> Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
> >>
> >> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
> >
> > This woman is here where I live. I am trying to contact her, through
> > the newspaper where they ran an article about her. I was going to
> > tell her that she is in the minor leagues compared to some folks I
> > know.
> >
> > I don't have nearly as many as she does, but I know you do, Jean. And
> > I told Ginny about this..
> >
> > Christine
>
> Of course, I have more than she does, but I know some other folks
> have far more than I do. That payment thing makes me wonder just
> what those "records" mean. I thought these were real records, not
> a function of who wanted to enter and was willing to pay.

I didn't know you have to pay to be in it, but records are made to be
broken and she'll be setting the bar low enough to break it easily.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Jean B. wrote:

>>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record

>> I was wondering about a cookbook which lists all of the usenet
>> k00ks...

> ????

Yes, those nasty group killers who XXXX XXXX always talked about
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin

ViLco > wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>
>>>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
>
>>> I was wondering about a cookbook which lists all of the usenet
>>> k00ks...
>
>> ????
>
> Yes, those nasty group killers who XXXX XXXX always talked about

Whatever do you mean, stealthmaster?

;-)

Groupkillas (R) wrote:

>>>> I was wondering about a cookbook which lists all of the usenet
>>>> k00ks...

>>> ????

>> Yes, those nasty group killers who XXXX XXXX always talked about

> Whatever do you mean, stealthmaster?
>
> ;-)

LOL
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
> for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
> the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
> someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
> Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
>
> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504

There is only one cook book that I ever gave heavy use.
The other half dozen only occasional use and that includes
Child, Bertholle & Beck. Admittedly, I learned much from
_watching_ Jaques Pepin.

--
Michael Press

In article >, "ViLco" >
wrote:

> Jean B. wrote:
>
> > A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
>
> I was wondering about a cookbook which lists all of the usenet k00ks...

There's not much eating on a kook.

--
Michael Press

Michael Press wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
>> for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
>> the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
>> someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
>> Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
>>
>> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
>
> There is only one cook book that I ever gave heavy use.
> The other half dozen only occasional use and that includes
> Child, Bertholle & Beck. Admittedly, I learned much from
> _watching_ Jaques Pepin.
>
And that book is ?

--
Jean B.

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Michael Press wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> >> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
> >> for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
> >> the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
> >> someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
> >> Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
> >>
> >> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
> >
> > There is only one cook book that I ever gave heavy use.
> > The other half dozen only occasional use and that includes
> > Child, Bertholle & Beck. Admittedly, I learned much from
> > _watching_ Jaques Pepin.
> >
> And that book is ?

1964 Joy of Cooking. Learned much out of it. The
discursive articles are great. I learned pie dough,
yeast bread, brownies, cheesecake and much more. My
first hollandaise and souffle were complete successes.
All the recipes just worked for me. One of those
meetings of minds.

Julia Child wrote "_the_ one book of all cookbooks ...
if I could have but one" not that I knew her thoughts
when I was learning to cook.

--
Michael Press

Michael Press wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Michael Press wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record
>>>> for having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and
>>>> the record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will
>>>> someone who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the
>>>> Guinness World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
>>> There is only one cook book that I ever gave heavy use.
>>> The other half dozen only occasional use and that includes
>>> Child, Bertholle & Beck. Admittedly, I learned much from
>>> _watching_ Jaques Pepin.
>>>
>> And that book is ?
>
> 1964 Joy of Cooking. Learned much out of it. The
> discursive articles are great. I learned pie dough,
> yeast bread, brownies, cheesecake and much more. My
> first hollandaise and souffle were complete successes.
> All the recipes just worked for me. One of those
> meetings of minds.
>
> Julia Child wrote "_the_ one book of all cookbooks ...
> if I could have but one" not that I knew her thoughts
> when I was learning to cook.
>
Ah. I got my own Joy of Cooking in 1966. I'd have to see whether
it's the same edition. I must have used it a fair amount back
when that was one of my few cookbooks. I still have it, and
several other editions of JoC, but I almost never use them. The
most memorable recipe for me was caramel custard. I forget
whether it even made it into the mid-60s ed., which is one reason
why one needs several editions. That custard had the caramel in
the custard, unlike the way flan is done.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Michael Press wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> Michael Press wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A woman in Albuquerque is trying to win the Guinness World Record for
>>>>> having the most cookbooks. She has only 2,970 cookbooks, and the
>>>>> record holder in 2011 had only 1,125 cookbooks. Please, will someone
>>>>> who actually has a lot of cookbooks (and cares to pay the Guinness
>>>>> World Record fee) put in a bid for the title?
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S....shtml?cat=504
>>>> There is only one cook book that I ever gave heavy use. The other half
>>>> dozen only occasional use and that includes Child, Bertholle & Beck.
>>>> Admittedly, I learned much from
>>>> _watching_ Jaques Pepin.
>>>>
>>> And that book is ?
>>
>> 1964 Joy of Cooking. Learned much out of it. The
>> discursive articles are great. I learned pie dough,
>> yeast bread, brownies, cheesecake and much more. My
>> first hollandaise and souffle were complete successes.
>> All the recipes just worked for me. One of those
>> meetings of minds. Julia Child wrote "_the_ one book of all cookbooks ...
>> if I could have but one" not that I knew her thoughts
>> when I was learning to cook.
>>
> Ah. I got my own Joy of Cooking in 1966. I'd have to see whether it's
> the same edition. I must have used it a fair amount back when that was
> one of my few cookbooks. I still have it, and several other editions of
> JoC, but I almost never use them. The most memorable recipe for me was
> caramel custard. I forget whether it even made it into the mid-60s ed.,
> which is one reason why one needs several editions. That custard had the
> caramel in the custard, unlike the way flan is done.

I was gifted with the Joy of Cooking in 1997. Not sure which edition. I
made the baked macaroni and cheese from it. It was just meh. I prefer the
stuff I make on my own with no recipe. Just winging it. It's a huge book
but there was really nothing else in there that looked appealing. I had a
roommate who had the Joy of Cooking back in the 70's. I looked through her
book and didn't see anything appealing either. Not sure why. Most of the
recipes looked okay but I wasn't itching to make anything like I usually am
with most cookbooks.

Julie Bove wrote:
> I was gifted with the Joy of Cooking in 1997. Not sure which edition. I
> made the baked macaroni and cheese from it. It was just meh. I prefer the
> stuff I make on my own with no recipe. Just winging it. It's a huge book
> but there was really nothing else in there that looked appealing. I had a
> roommate who had the Joy of Cooking back in the 70's. I looked through her
> book and didn't see anything appealing either. Not sure why. Most of the
> recipes looked okay but I wasn't itching to make anything like I usually am
> with most cookbooks.
>
>

I wonder whether your book was from the years when they were
putting out atrocities?

Someone said my daughter should have a copy of JoC. Not that she
would use it. And I also thought that if she did want to use a
cookbook, it wouldn't be JoC. Actually, knowing her tastes, one
of my favorite cookbooks, Charmaine Solomon's Complete Asian
Cookbook would be a better fit for her. (Yes, it is old, but it
has aged well, IMO.)

--
Jean B.