4 VINTAGE 1950’s 1960’s COOKBOOKS! Meal Plans, Recipes!

Frugal Living! Save Money! We share 4 vintage cookbooks from our collection. Step back in time to the early 1900's, 1950's, and the 1960's! Early retirement debt and mortage free couple shows you how you can have an abundant and full life with less money! Living a debt free life is possible by simple budgeting and not over spending! Debt free living is within reach!
*CAUTION* As with any vintage cookbook some of the recipes and techniques may not meet up to modern food safety regulations. Please make sure you follow modern food safety measures, applications, and precautions if creating or ANY vintage recipes.
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[@Lisasandiego1]

In 1974 I eloped with my soldier boyfriend (we were both 19) and he was being stationed by the army in Germany. As I packed a few bags to follow him my Mom handed me her only cookbook, the 1950 Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook. I had spent countless hours as a child reading every page and gazing at all the luscious photos & charming illustrations. I gladly took it and packed it in my suitcase. I hadn't thought that she would be without a cookbook! This was before the internet and she couldn't find another to replace it. I don't know how she managed without it. Once hubby & I were settled in a tiny attic apt. in Germany I began learning how to cook and again I poured over each page trying to duplicate all the baked goods, entrees, soups & salads etc. to serve to my hungry hubby each evening. Today this cherished cookbook has been taped together many times and it is still in use at least once a week and I treat it like a fragile antique! Moms no longer with us but the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook with many of her notations written in it, is my absolute favorite of my many vintage cookbooks. Thanks for this wonderful Tuesday's vlog!

[@DonsBabe1016]

Your Mom sounded amazing. Giving you her only cookbook, especially the Betty Crocker Cookbook (I have that one too.) as you start your married life in Germany. What a beautiful keepsake and cherished memories.

[@helenmak5663]

This is precious sharing

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Lisa thanks so very much for taking the time to share that! So precious and heart warming!

[@jessicacourtney1842]

I absolutely loved reading this comment. ❤

[@michellemontgomery372]

I too love to collect old cookbooks! I have found several at used bookstores. I actually love actually just reading these books. You can see the history of food. I am so interested in food history.

[@ThatSimpleLife61]

What a fun video! I love all things vintage. My favorite era is the 1940s. That's when my Grandma was a young wife and mother. My mother was born in 1941, and my Grandaddy was in WW2. I have photos of my 25 year old Grandma riding her bicycle to the store with my little 3 year old mom sitting in the basket of the bike while Grandaddy was away at war. When Grandad came home safe and sound, they bought a brand new little house built for returning soldiers. It had 2 bedrooms, one bath, a small living room, and an eat in kitchen. My grandparents lived there until my Grandma's death at age 73. I LOVED visiting their home in Amarillo, TX as a girl several times a year when we came to see them. No air conditioning...but a water cooler (swamp cooler) made the house comfortable and the water smell from it was heavenly. An added plus is that my Grandma had a baby at age 40, my uncle, who was just ONE year older than me! I had a built in playmate at Grandma's house!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

What a glorious comment! So encouraging and heartfelt! Thank you!

[@rexcarebear4701]

I absolutely prefer the older cookbooks from the 60s 70s and older than that because they have real ingredients that you might have in your pantry. I like the ones that don't say use a cream of soup but tell you how to make it yourself

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Exactly Rex! So true!

[@terryhenderson424]

Agreed. I flipped through a cookbook, a cookbook not magazine article nor internet recipie, to look at sugar cookies and they called for a roll of refrigerator cooky dough.

[@Brogrl]

@@terryhenderson424Whaaaaa? A cookbook suggested to use to the fridge cookie dough? Awww man, I know everyone is busier now but if we have the time you’re correct that a cookbook should tell you from scratch. 😸

[@lorrainemoore2954]

My mom‘s older sister Mary was born in Boston around 1900 and attended the Boston cooking school as a young woman. Among her instructors was Fannie Farmer!Aunt Mary then worked as the head cook in some of the finest wealthy homes in Boston. Quite a coup for young Irish woman of the time. After her children came along, she reserved her cooking skills for her family and friends. 60 years later I still remember the incredible and creative meals that my Aunt would make for special occasions. My own favorite cookbook is the Joys of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. My mother gave me a copy as a gift in the 70s. It has a recipe for virtually anything you could imagine!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how interesting! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@sheryldye4259]

My Aunt was born 1910 so around then. Grandma cooked with a wood stove and I loved how she would put her arm in the oven and know it was up to the right temperature for baking bread, cookies, or pies. Such a wonderful time and not many people know what your talking about now days. Some times I feel like a dinosaur, others didn't grow up like that.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks for sharing Sheryl! So true!

[@dorawedlock3969]

Okay dinosaur! Bet I am older than you. LOL. My mom did the same, no thermometer, just knew the right amount of wood the stove needed. Perfect baked goods everytime. When you think about it, these ladies were amazing.

[@gayleheuer2938]

When I saw the first cookbook and your comment that we don't eat certain meats anymore I had to laugh. I was in high school in 1962 and had a Home Ec teacher that made the class cook and eat tongue, tripe, stuffed heart, etc. In fact, one day it was my job to come in early and start boiling the cow tongue. I took the package out of the fridge and saw the taste buds peeking out at me. On opening the package, the bottom portion of the tongue flipped out at me and I almost lost my breakfast. I quickly put it in the water and turned on the stove and scrubbed my hands raw getting the smell off of them. The class had sliced tongue sandwiches later in the day. As it turned out, we found out the teacher was buying the cheapest cuts of meat, i.e., tongue, heart, etc. for the class, and using the left over money to buy good meat for herself and her husband.

[@ladydhayney3700]

They had tongue salad and sandwiches at the Urban League in Phila. The well to do thought they were getting something great. Lol

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

LOL!! NO WAY!!! Oh my gosh what a classic story!! Thanks for sharing!

[@maryhull531]

Did she ever found out and told off?

[@leeannwicker937]

I borrowed my m-i-l's Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook (1950) so often that when she could no longer use it, she gave it to me. A double treasure as I remember her each time I use it. My m-i-l was a fantastic cook and could put a meal on the table for unexpected guests without batting an eye. If it stressed her, she certainly never showed it. She finished 8th grade during the Depression and immediately started working as a hired girl on a farm. She had half of Sunday off each week which was the only time she saw her family. That was heavy work and she continued working there until she married at age 21. By heavy work I mean water hand pumped and carried in and heated on a wood cookstove which meant carrying in wood and out ashes, canning, gardening, milking then processing the milk and likely washing on a washboard. At that time if you wanted chicken, you caught, dispatched and cleaned the chicken before preparing it. My mother had the same cookbook and I read and studied it and basically learned to cook from it starting around age 12.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

LeeAnn thank you for sharing that! Your MIL sounds like she was an amazing woman! So happy you have the cookbook now!

[@leeannwicker937]

@@FrugalMoneySaverThanks. She was amazing. She spent her last six years at the local nursing home and enjoyed the social aspects. One lady was making fun of her because of her lack of education, and I told her off for her snobbery. I really do not like snobs and especially bullying snobs! I probably have close to 100 cookbooks some 1940's or earlier. Many from organizations or churches which are among my favorites.

[@ladydhayney3700]

I had to leave my cookbook collection in FL when I moved back to NJ. I did keep Woman's Day encyclopedia of cookery 12 volumes. My mom got the collection for my sister & I after we got engaged. I also kept a Phila public school housekeeping book from about the 1915's or so. My favorite era is the late 40's and early 50's. Fond memories of growing up in the 40's. Baking Christmas Cookies, homemade pizza on a cookie sheet, eating pasta every night at my Italian friend's house. "Set a plate, setta qua", everytime I showed up. In 6th grade we made a cookbook for our mothers. I still use some of the recipes. What a great time to grow up in America.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

What a great comment! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@schnauzermom9530]

This was so fun! I love old cookbooks, too. "The Modern Family Cookbook," first published in 1942, says this about meal planning: "...it is worthwhile to learn how to stretch the food dollar. A garden where possible, careful buying and good storage, as well as thoughtful use of leftovers may release many a dollar for additional foods or other purchases." Many old cookbooks are so much more than recipe collections as they include instruction on nutrition, economical shopping, weekly meal planning and even being a "gracious hostess to the family," i.e. remembering to be cheerful and pleasant in the job! Who can't use a refresher course on those things? 🙂

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

YES!! Love that so much! Thank you!

[@andreapulver1445]

This has been one of my favorite videos! I have many older cookbooks from 1920’s,30’s,40’s,50’s,60’s! Such a joy to see some of your favorites! I also read them like novels. I had way too many at one time ( and donated many to a local library). I just love the 50’s. One that was so fun to read was 52 Sunday Dinners. Some of the recipes made me gag just reading the recipes! I believe that cookbooks are a real look into our history. Just priceless.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I agree Andrea! Thank you!

[@Back-handedLuck-ul7ms]

I also collect old cookbooks. (20's, 30's and 40's). I put myself to sleep at night reading them. Always a happy ending!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Love that so much!

[@mariechristian9280]

I have been doing a KZbin deep dive. On old recipes and I think I am most infatuated with the 1940 recipes I just love the idea of living simpler.

[@wandahall4435]

I have cookbooks Love 💘 💕 ❤ 💖 💗 ♥

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Hugs to Wanda and Ritzi!

[@invicta_vita]

In the 1950's America had been post WW2 for a few years. At least long enough for people to somewhat recover financially. Life was good then and their food reflects that. Love the 1950's.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Exactly Stephanie! Thanks for watching!

[@greenfoxgaming6721]

I love vintage cookbooks ❤

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Me too LOL!

[@tonybradshaw4716]

This video made me shed a tear. My precious mother was the Martha Stewart of her day. She always had such a flair for tablescapes and little special favors that made eating fun and exciting. An example would be her little chicken pot pies. She would cut out her dough with a big daisy cookie cutter and then press it into cupcake tins. She would then put the filling in the dough and brush it with an egg wash. When it came out of the over the little petals would have that little yellow sheen and looked so festive. She was always creative that way even when cooking for 9 of us. One of my favorite memories was when we would pick up those small Pillsbury Bake Off Cookbooks while in line at the grocery store. I was just sure I was going to win that contest one day!! Great video. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

What a great comment Sheila! So happy you enjoyed the video! Your mom sounded amazing!! Thank you!

[@carolwoodward6141]

I love how you welcome us as “sweet friends.”

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

You are my sweet friends without a doubt!

[@caroleminvielle9554]

I can’t really pick a decade, but I have my Granny’s Mrs Beeton’s cookbook from 1919 (That’s when she received it, but it was written in Victorian times and is famous here in the UK.). My favourite recipe is Kangaroo Tail Soup: the first ingredient is “ 1 tail”…..I’m not joking! I also was recently given some cookbooks, some handwritten, from a friend’s aunt, who was in her eighties when she died recently. You’ve encouraged me to have a closer look.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh I am sure those recipes will be really neat to look through!

[@amyschmelzer6445]

I collect old cookbooks too. I look for them at yard sales and my library’s used book sale. I am like you and don’t pay much for them.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes, the hunt is half the fun!

[@Mandi1898]

I love vintage cookbooks! I collect Better Homes and Garden cookbooks from the 50’s-80’s! Also I have eaten ox tongue it was actually really good, it tasted similar to beef pot roast. I was born In 1980, but I have always loved the 40’s and 50’s even as a child.

[@mysticmom616]

Me too. I think I must’ve lived another life at that time. The music, clothing, hairstyles…❤️

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes, isn't that neat how we all connect with a certain era!

[@susanwebster9218]

Emmy, this brought tears to my eyes as my Mother made those cute little gingerbread men every year with little raisin eyes and red hots for buttons...such sweet memories!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

How wonderful! Thanks for sharing that Susan!

[@dianeloe5684]

I love reading old cookbooks. I probably got that from my mother because she had a huge cookbook collection. I don’t usually try many of the recipes, but enjoy reading them. My favorite type are probably depression or WWII era. One of my favorites isn’t vintage, but it contains vintage recipes. It’s called Grandma’s Wartime Kitchen. My husband got it for me one year for Christmas after I mentioned not being able to find it.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I agree, I use them more for reading than. cooking LOL!

[@lykeOMGchristie]

Thank you so much for sharing! I have my mom's old PTA and church cookbooks, and I treasure them so much.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how wonderful!

[@dawncatalano7443]

I am loving getting to see your cookbooks! They really do give you a sense of nostalgia. The photos are beautiful. I love the early 1900s through the 60s. I love seeing how meals and food changed over time. I look forward to your wonderful videos each week. Thank you so much for sharing a glimpse of your beautiful cookbooks. Have a blessed day! 🌼❤️

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Dawn what a lovely comment! Thank you!

[@jacki6301]

My favorite cookbook is Fannie Farmer. Has a recipe for everything.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes! That's a great one!

[@mksugerman1500]

I have the Betty Crocker cookbook from 1955 and I have my mother’s cookbook from 1957 which was the year she got married. It is falling apart and held together with masking tape and stuffed with recipes from the newspaper that she collected from 1957 until 1989 when she passed away. I still make her macaroni and cheese from her cookbook.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Love that so much MK!

[@mamma8786]

Love old cookbooks use them often and like you do not spend much if anything at all to get them. Love the video's . Thank you so much.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@darlenestrunk3730]

I also collect old cook book, from all churches, yard sales. ❣️🦋

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

They are wonderful!

[@hev2519]

The culinary arts cookbook brought back lovely memories of my childhood. I’m not American but my Auntie moved there and sent a copy over to us in the UK in the 60’s. Dad was in the British army and that book travelled the world with us. The cookie recipes were my favourite. I have the book now as I inherited it and I love it.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh what great memories!

[@elainejan]

Thank you for actually showing the pages. It was so nice. 😊

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Glad you liked it!!

[@vonalaird1883]

My parents came from small towns in Manitoba and they had wonderful cookbooks. Everyone would donate their favorite recipe, both my Aunt and grandmother. I love that sense of community that they had. My favorite time was the 60's, when the music was so good. Of course spilling into the 70's.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I agree Vona! Music was great!

[@misfit7610]

My grandma 1930 cookbook that I grew up with. I have it now and gently look through it and reread all her notes...makes me smile like she is still next to me cooking 😊

[@janvan4424]

This made me tear up 💕

[@susanf4857]

@@janvan4424 Me too!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how precious! Thank you!

[@mrs22A]

What a great topic! I loved looking through your vintage cookbooks. A week or so ago, I received 3 cookbooks from my sister that are dated 1896,1936 and 1947. I was so excited to get them. ( my sister was going to throw them away if I didn't want them! gasp!!) Looking through them, I found notes written in my mom's handwriting. Mom passed away last December. I also found a 'to-do' list. It made me laugh and cry because the list was for me to do for her! I miss her so much and just seeing her handwriting made me feel a bit better. And a funny note. Mom had book marked apple dumpling recipes in all three cookbooks! I guess she had a taste for them! Lol Maybe I should make some! My favorite era would be the 50's also. Life seemed so much simpler back then. Like Paul, I liked the late 70's too.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Tammy what a wonderful share! Thank you! That list is precious!

[@grannyframmy]

Hi Emmy andPaul! Oh I so enjoed these old cookbooks! Born in 64I loved that aera! I gre upwith my grandparents since Mom and Dad worked both ful time,just on the weekends I would stay with them. I seen many of the kitchen cookware my franny used like the manual handmixer and meatgrinder :) All cooking was made from scratch and grammys poundcake was legendary made with 12 eggs! Color and rise came natrualy and he whole 4 story house would smell oh my goodness lol! Sausages were made at home in the fall when grandpa brought half a pig home from the slaughterhouse! I could play freely without fear of being kidnapped tc. out on the sidewalk etc. Family was plenty and often togeher at grandmas... Loved this aera! There wasnt that much distraction from technical stuff and kids had more manners- people in general! God bless!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Love your comment Granny! Thank you! So very true! God bless you as well! Thank you!

[@katworkstowander9853]

Hi Emmy and Paul. I’ve eaten both tongue and tripe. Tripe is used in menudo recipes. This can be really good or really bad depending upon the cook. There was a neighbor that made the best I’ve tasted. It’s known as a great hangover cure and lots of homes serve it on New Year’s Day. I’ve had tacos lingua which are tongue. There’s a food truck a few miles down the road that make great tacos lingua. I draw the line at brain..I just can’t get past the idea. I have two vintage cookbooks from the 30’s I rescued from a great aunts house after she passed. Love them. My favorite era was the 70’s . Such a happy time for me as a kid. I’m the same age as you and Paul.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Kat, thanks so much for sharing!

[@judymcpheron5955]

In my 70's here. I found the Cookbook review: DEE...LIGHT...FUL and FUN! Born into a Midwest family of good cooks and bakers. Even some of the men folk liked to contribute to the table with new recipes from friends. Mom & I loved the Betty Crocker Cookbook, my sister liked the Ladies Home Journal. And of course, so many others ground raising organizations.🍲🍗🌽🍞🍝🍰🍪☕

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh thanks Judy! So happy you enjoyed the video!

[@azurite6452]

Hi Emmy. I love this video, its pure gold, thank you! I admit I'm obsessed with vintage cook books and archive home economics documentaries etc. I feel so blessed that there's a thrift store near by that deals with house clearances and every time I go in to the store, there's usually collections of vintage cook books when someone has (sadly) passed that are usually priced for 50 cents to $1 CAD. I snap them up and love them! I too find these comfortable and uplifting on those days when the world gets weird and energy is low. I've been known to take a selection with me on holiday instead of magazines - so much more invaluable and interesting! We may love the kitsch technicolor , but as I get older, I realize that these books are an essential reminder that running a home, balancing the books and nutrition etc are the life-blood to a successful home and healthy life. Sadly, we see the consequence of these skills being replaced with other stuff, reflected in the ill health and alienation of the human spirit around us.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I couldn't agree more! What a truly wonderful comment! Thank you!

[@gaylekanak9269]

I love the 1930s and 40s. My grandmother had a 'Canadian Favourites' cookbook from 1944. The front and back cover along with some pages were missing. I found it in a box of papers she was going to toss. This box also contained her own handwritten recipes!! Needless to say I did not toss anything (still have it all). I leafed through the book to note every page that had a mark or spill that might indicate there was a recipe she used. I was able to identify several this way. A couple of years ago one of my very dear friends surprised me with a copy of the exact book so now I have the complete copy (vintage copy - actual same book). She had scoured Canada for it. I am so grateful for the book and mostly for my friend.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

What a lovely share Gayle! Thank you so much!

[@cherylmcmillan984]

I have all my Mom’s and grandmothers cook books from the 30’s and onwards. I love it when I find their hand written notes. I found some brand new empty cookbooks to enter our own recipes into. The books say “Recipes for my Grandson” on the front and I am in the process of recording all our family favourites for them. So important to pass on the family recipes!

[@juliemoore6957]

I love the cookbook with a year's worth of lunch and dinner menus!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Isn't that fun!

[@lorrenagoodwin1333]

I love vintage cookbooks

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Me too!

[@rochellethundercloud346]

we,too,have many cookbooks. vegan,vegetarian,thug kitchen,what the fork to make for dinner,multiple diabetic cookbooks,skinny bish,Betty crocker

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

That's great Rochelle!

[@ShannonReed730]

Dixie is so precious. What a sweet girl! ❤

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Our little baby diva lol!

[@gsthompson4592]

I have a few older cookbooks that belonged to my Mom, but I really luv her handwritten recipes that were go to for her. Thanks y'all. And I agree with Paul, the 70's were great. I actually grew up in the late 50's & 60's, but the 70's were the greatest.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing!

[@gloriadurelli4923]

I still use recipes from the Good Housekeeping Magazine from the 70-80's. Every month there was an insert made of different colored paper than the rest of the magazine with recipes and full color photos of many of the dishes. I saved many of these inserts. They are my go-to for inspiration.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how fun!!

[@kellyvarley946]

Love the vintage tablecloth behind the cookbooks 😊

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks Kelly!

[@mysticmom616]

I have my moms Betty Crocker cookbook from when she got married in 1957. It’s a treasure. I love vintage cookbooks. I have one from when an elderly neighbor I grew up with died. It’s in an aluminum casing!!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how cool!

[@mksugerman1500]

Another beautiful blouse!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh thank you!

[@cateenyeart6874]

A lot of the meats you listed are used in Mexico everyday cooking. Tongue and tripe are used for tacos, etc. Ox tail, etc, are used for soups and stews. I used to cook and eat these, but I've pretty much gone vegetarian.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh wow!

[@erikaharrison4018]

Learned how to cook out of a Betty crocker cookbook in the early 80s! Favorite time frame would be the Victorian error have not cooked anything vintage from that time period but love to watch KZbin videos that shows classic Victorian Christmases and etc and at one point in time I did own an entire Christmas collection of Victorian ornaments that we decked our halls with (all bought out of the scratch and dent section of a store in the local area). I use the Victorian decorations in our dining room and that's where we had our formal Christmas dinner with family and friends such a precious memory now as all my kids are grown and gone and we change States so we aren't around the same friends anymore...

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Erika I bet it was magnificent! Sounds lovely!

[@GretchenBostrom]

This was such fun! I collect vintage cookbooks too! I have some of the ones you mentioned. Side note: Fannie Farmer is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery near my house. I have gone by her grave many a time. I get mine at lawn sales or flea markets and have gotten some as gifts. I have even found some on the sidewalk when neighbors move and put stuff out they don’t want anymore for people to take. I never spend more than a few dollars. I just love reading them, making recipes from them, and I just love when I get a cookbook and someone has written in it. I add my own notes too. I think my favorite era for cookbooks was the Depression as I find it so interesting how they did so much with so little. As far as my favorite era I’d want to live in…hmm…well I did enjoy growing up in the 80s. If I could go back to a time before I was born I might say the 1920s…before the stock market crash in 1929. It seems so interesting w/ everyone having a good old time, flappers, speakeasies, jazz clubs, etc. of course I know there were problems like there are in every decade but it seems like it’d be interesting to get a glimpse of at least.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes, the 20's were an opulent era for sure!

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Never saw a channel commemorating & explaining old cookbooks ! Wonderful ! My library of 3000 books contains 400 cookbooks & Betty Crocker is among them. 🥰

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Wow, That's some collection!! Thank you!

[@colleenwood8220]

I love cookbooks from the ‘30’s-‘50’s. This was a lot of fun! Thanks!!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks for watching Colleen!

[@penelopeprimrose90]

I love vintage cookbooks too. I also have the third one you showed. Thanks so much for showing these. It was fun!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@greeneyedredhead61]

Such a good video. Such lovely old books. My favorite era is probably the 50's too Emmy. Why I like it, I love the style of the fifty's. And most of all, it's a simpler time. Now as far as fashion goes, my favorite was the 1940's. So pretty.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I totally agree Terri!

[@greeneyedredhead61]

@@FrugalMoneySaver oh and I wasn't alive in the 50's either. I was born in 1961.

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

I feel nostalgic about the 1950's and '60's because, even though I wasn't alive yet, it reminds me of how my Grandmas cooked and kept house. My paternal Grandma had a knack for cooking and presentation and she kept her humble home well. It was clean and she made it beautiful with minimal money inputs. She sewed, painted, and had imagination in house keeping. My maternal Grandma lived on a farm and had a more 'farm house life'--no Better Homes and Gardens for her...but many of her household items and ways of doing things felt very 50's and 60's.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Love that description of your Grandma! Thank you!

[@victorwadsworth821]

OK, from 1990-1995 I owned RE-Run Books on the east side of Fort Worth where I had over a thousand books. People bought books not for reference but for reading pleasure. I was told several times that the truest recipes came from those spiral books from Churches & local club groups. A lot of those shiny nice-looking books may contain untried concoctions that might not turnout so well. That said, some of those old time popular books like Better Homes & Gardens may be safe to use.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Victor so true! Those old church cookbooks are great!

[@juliatepe5760]

What memories, I have my mother's Betty Crocker Cooky Book from 1963. Such a treasure! Home cooked full meals with a nicely set table seems to be a lost art. We are always in a hurry. Enjoyed the video, thanks so much!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes, Julia you are right. Everyone is in a rush!

[@christie.d]

The greatest thing to note about classic old cookbooks is that the photos are of all real food. No fake food so you know what they truly look like. Unlike today where everything is handled by food stylists. Real dishes will never look like what they feature on the pages

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Isn't that the truth!

[@samanthaoneill8628]

Betty Crocker is so iconic. We had a similar one in Australia. Margaret Foulton. My mum had all her cook books. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks Emmy and Paul.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much for watching Samantha!

[@jonnaborosky8836]

Some GREAT books! My favorite is an older version of "The Joy of Cooking." I love the late '60's and early '70's. I like the late '50's, too. These are times I was living in. My mother really out did herself as a cook and homemaker. So did my grandmothers.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

They took their homemaking very serious back then...so wonderful!

[@margarettickle9659]

Do you happen to have the recipe from that Cookbook for Chicken Salad with green grapes and blanched almonds? I'm looking for the spice that was used in thar salad. I would be so happy to hear from you.

[@margarettickle9659]

🎵 Those were the days....

[@Vera4962]

I love vintage cookbooks and have bought a lot (for cheap). Hubby would say I've bought too many but totally agree with Rex Carebear and all points he made. Wish there was a link to your vlog. I do read them often & take them to Dr. appts., etc. where I'll be stuck for a while. Love your easy bread recipes as you can't always find bread in the store too.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

A link to my vlog? Just search Frugal Money Saver KZbin! All our videos are there!

[@nursen2106]

going by historical interest on recipies, I find the 1900 to 1949 interesting. I like the cookbooks of the 60s and 70s. because most of them but especiall those that are more than just about recipies but more, often do contain a lot of old fashioned standards and ideas of the 50s anyway, but they also have a modern twist. that is why, I like those.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I agree!

[@robinkline5600]

I was born in 51 and still have alot of the old cookbooks from when I was first married. The culinary arts institute is one. We grew up and still live in Pa. Dutch country and I remember going to market with my mom and dad and seeing beef tongue, pig's stomach, beef heart, in the butcher's case. My mom didn't buy those to cook though. Oh, and also remember (not a joke) brains of some animal. They grossed me out. Lol, I'm older that dirt!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks for sharing! Love your area of the world!

[@susannak7483]

Love love love💕💕💕. I thoroughly enjoyed your vintage cookbook reviews! Please continue to present your favorite vintage cookbooks!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thank you! Will do!

[@ShannonReed730]

Great video, Emmy! I like 80’s cookbooks because they remind me of my childhood and make me feel happy and nostalgic. ❤

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Fun era for sure! I graduated HS in 1983 lol!

[@brendachristensen3878]

I’ve collected vintage cookbooks for 55 years. I love them and read them like novels. Those are spiced crab apples. I think you can still Find them in some places at holiday time

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh thanks Brenda! They are so cute lol!

[@christinephillips3435]

I need to get some old cook books in the uk I will have to get from charity shops.i remember putting the leftover beef in the mincer helping my mum back in the 1960 s

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes, that's where I find my books!

[@lisaward3890]

Rex Carebear; yes,I totally agree with you! I need to follow low sodium diet and buying cream of pre-made cream soups do not fit that criteria for me. I prefer to make my own cream of something soup! I love Emmys from scratch sauce ideas!👍

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much Lisa!

[@russbear31]

I collect old cookbooks too. I have a reproduction copy of Fannie Farmer's original cookbook. (They're quite common.) But a few months ago I found a wonderful, orginal hardback copy of the updated Fannie Farmer from either 1950 or 1951. The editor was Wilma Lord, who was one of Fannie's relatives (granddaughter, I think). This cookbook is wonderful too and hard to find these days. She updated and modernized Fannie Farmer for the 1950s. 😊

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

YAY! That's great!

[@Melissarizzo4321]

Tripe is a very Italian/Sicilian dish. My parents made it often in a red sauce. It has to be cooked right though or else it’s very tough but cooked correctly, it’s delish! Hugs from downstate NY 🍎

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes, I believe my dad attempted to cook tripe once when I was a very small child...never again LOL!

[@DebCrawford]

More of these cookbook videos, please! Please make some of the vintage recipes. My fav recipes are the meal planning ones from the 50s.🤩

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Absolutely! So fun!

[@jan.shifferd4181]

I loved your cookbooks! I have a bunch and do love just reading them like novels too. My favorite Era would be 1940 and 1950's. Love the clothes,a more slow time,the music ,old movies.......

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Totally agree Jan.!

[@hollyjobitner3285]

Ox tail (joint) is a delicious portion of beef. I slow cook it in an oven roaster, for a cold winter meal with carrots, potatoes,onions, and garlic that warms up the house. Meat closest to the bone is the most tender. A girl I worked with years ago of Jamaican decent liked to cook hers with hot pepper flakes. I’m a ScotIrish German girl and like my food a little less spicy. Very worth a try. 💙

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks for the tips! Appreciate you sharing Holly Jo!

[@francinehogsett3065]

My mom had that last cookbook brought back so many memories 😊❤️

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Glad you enjoyed it...

[@shirleywoodford1977]

Dixie is so cute and innocent lookjng!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

She is such a little Diva!

[@LoriSkees]

Emmy, you would love the Betty Crocker Boys and Girls Cookbook(with the yellow cover). I had a copy once, but in a frenzy of decluttering I threw it away! I’m so sad, and I hope I can find another one. It was from the late 50s or early 60s. I inherited my grandmother’s McCall’s cookbook from 1963. She wrote her banana bread recipe in the front cover and her molasses cookie recipe in the back! My two all time favorite recipes and in her handwriting! It’s a treasure to me!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

YES! I have that book! It was my older brothers but he gave it to me!!

[@witsonsmom729]

I like all the eras of cookbooks, they each have something special about them that speaks to who we were at the time. I taught myself to cook with the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook and the Better Homes Cookbook as a child. I received my first cookbook in second grade at my First Holy Communion, as a gift... "My Learn to Cook Book"... and I think I still have it.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how wonderful!! What a treasure!

[@ChristaSterken]

What a delight to come home and see the topic for tonight! As a fellow vintage cookbook collector, this was🎉 so much fun. Thank you!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

You are so welcome! So happy you enjoyed it!

[@karenbransome6978]

Something special about old fashion cook books. They have an amazing charm about them. Your books looked amazing. Thank you for sharing them with us. Xx Blesifrim England xx

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thank you so much!

[@nancyryan6529]

Emmy and Paul, Thank you so much for sharing your cookbook collection. It brings back so many memories..I remember the 50's well! The aromas when I entered my Mom's or Auntie 's kitchens speaks of the 50s. I sooo look forward to your videos every week, your time and energy are very appreciated. Oh, and Dixie's cameo as well. Happy Fall🍁🍂

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much for the kind words Nancy!

[@stevem6949]

Thank you for sharing.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks for watching Steve!

[@dianebarwick8965]

Oh yes tripe ,i used to eat that as a child raw ,with salt pepper and vinegar on. At Christmas we would have a tongue my dad used to chase us wagging it at us before he cooked it . It used to be set in a basin with a plate on top weighted down . So throughout Christmas and New year we would have tongue , ham and turkey sandwiches . I wasn't a fan of tongue but I tried it . I love the old cook books I have ones from my grandma and great grandma I hoping in years to come I can make some of the recipes when I not as busy with work .

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much for sharing Diane!

[@lindamann2113]

I agree with you I do get vintage cookbooks and use the recipes I love them

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

So fun!

[@maryhull531]

Really enjoyed this video Emmy . I was a child in the 1950 ‘s and meat and poultry were expensive . Offal was the go . Liver, kidney, tripe and brains and tongue . Not my favourite food but I loved the fifties too. The fashions and especially the music . Beautiful twinsets and pearls . Women dressed up to go shopping and church with hats and gloves and baskets . Rabbit meat was very big here in Australia . Baked rabbit and rabbit stew were served often . Loved how people cooked from scratch too. A bygone era lost forever but so glad I was born then and a teenager in the sixties .

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh Mary what a great comment! Thank you!

[@lindamcteer]

Our children were born in the 1980's. It was a decade of total happiness and contentment. Love your video. It's so enjoyable and kind of nostalgic.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much Linda!

[@tugboatgirl1296]

Thanks for a fun video... Hope you had a relaxing time at the "little house".... 😀

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Yes! We had a lovely time! Thanks!

[@susanmartin5512]

Emmy, love the haircut:). That length looks great on you!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much Susan!

[@dorawedlock3969]

The sizes today are very often different tha the recipes called for then. If I remember pineapple came in 20 oz. now I think 14. One thing I notice in my older cook books. My mother always pickled the heart and tongue when they butchered when a kid. (Many years ago)

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how interesting!

[@kittmiller2212]

Fannie Farmer is a favorite cookbook of my English Grandmother who lived in Boston. it's clear when my mother made organ meats dad took us out to diner. junket I adored it came in maple flavor, it was like a pudding. I have about 600 antique cookbooks. my favorites was 1934 Irma Rombauer's Joy of Cooking, and my ultimate favorite is very difficult to find is James Beards The Fireside Cookbook illustrated by my parents friends Alice and Martin Provensen 5th printing store your antique cookbook in zip top bags to deodorize cookbooks is to take a dryer sheet and put it in the book and place in a zip top book for a week then remove and zip up the book taking the air out and store them in banker's boxes, on there sides not on their sides, put an inventory sheet in a plastic sheet protector and tape to the front of the box. I was born in 1947 an I have to say the 50's were magical.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Ooh Kate how did I know you would have an amazing array of cookbooks my friend! They sound amazing! Thanks for the storage tip!

[@carolyneastman6095]

Very enjoyable look back in time…..the old cookbooks are the best! My favorite era(s) would be between the 1920’s and 1940’s…..the clothes, the cars, the movies. I’m very happy to see Dixie signed her new contract….with inflation, I hope she went easy on you & Paul….

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Not really...her demands were met but I can see her trying to renegotiate very soon LOL! You have no idea how much we love that little dog!

[@shirleywoodford1977]

My mom had one of those meat grinders. She used it to grind cabbage for cabbage salad.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

I bet it was perfect for that!

[@pamelastandhart9650]

I have my husbands grandmothers cookbook which was made in 1938. I say made because the pages were cut out of the Better Homes and Garden magazine and each month the recipe pages were added to your cookbook. I treasure this!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh my gosh! I adore that! So creative!

[@wendyrobinson8354]

I have a copy of that encyclopedia cookbook, just a different printing. It's a wonderful book. Lots of information. Thanks for sharing your cookbook collection. I love cookbooks also and it's fun to find a kindred spirit. Thanks for all your videos

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@Babba08]

I would LOVE to have that Fannie Farmer cookbook! And I'd love to get a Mrs. Beeton's cookbook. I love that Betty Crocker cookbook! I've never seen that before. I bought the Betty Crocker cookbook back in the 80s when we got married. I used it a lot. I'm sorry, but if someone came to my door and said, "We saw the lights and we thought we'd stop by". I would have to turn them away, lol. Maybe when I was younger, but not today. I really love that last cookbook you showed us! I think the 1960s would be my favorite. I was born in the late 50s and have so many memories from the 60s and the food we ate. I was very lucky in that both of my parents were good cooks. They had very traditional roles in that dad worked and mom stayed home taking care of her 7 children! But he would help with dinners on the weekends and he was in charge of the grill outside, of course.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Lovely comment Barbara thank you! Yes, if people come past 7 pm I am in my PJ"S LOL!

[@marrykardux1812]

This is such a special video. Years ago we bought a cookbook" Dining during the depression; the simple yet satisfying foods that saw families through thise tough years" it's published by Reminisce books. It's such a nice cookbook with pictures if old advertisements abd family stories. And it has some recipes that we use all the time.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Sounds wonderful Marry!

[@maryfail2393]

My husband laughs because I read cookbooks as novels ❤️ I have a cookbook from my great gran -no cover or title page but from research it’s the Whitehouse Wife’s cookbook from early 19th century- that’s my era!! The book has how to care for a sick person down to what to feed them and how to keep the room. What a woman needs for a complete kitchen. How to entertain and menus for dinners. Loved your cookbooks and especially your enthusiasm ❤️❤️

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh your cookbook sounds wonderful!

[@janet9524]

Loved this! Thanks

[@shawna620]

I also collect cookbooks & just enjoy reading them. My favorite era is the WWII & its recipes.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks for watching!

[@victorwadsworth821]

I found a Mrs. Bairds butt of a loaf of their bread going back to the 30s or 40s, my buddy worked for the bakery & took it to the main factory & was the focus of attention.

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Oh how neat!

[@susanf4857]

I love old cookbooks! It's so fun to see how recipes and meals change with the times. I would love to get a signed copy of a Julia Child cookbook! Would love more videos like this!

[@FrugalMoneySaver]

Thanks so much Susan!