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Nostalgia

Check this section again in January 2008 when we will add some great new books, some great old books that have been reprinted, and some of those nostalgia-creating books for those of us who either like or need to read about "the way it used to be." Some of these will also be good stories to share with grandchildren who haunt you with that age-old, yet often embarrassing, question: "Grandpa, tell me about the old days." (And Grandpa is 48 years old!)

Look and Cook: A Cookbook for Children by Davis, Tina

Do you have Grandkids coming to visit this summer? It seems because so many two-parent families have each parent working full-time these days, teaching kids to cook is becoming a lost art and a forgotten activity. This is sort of the "Let's Cook With Gail" 50 years later! Remember getting that book for your birthday in the mid-'50s, and making Funny Face Cookies?

If you are fortunate enough to be a semi-retired grandparent and your "kids" will be spending some time with you this summer, this cookbook could provide you some quality time with your grandchildren, and the grandkids could return home with some surprises for their working parents.

This cookbook features more than 50 simple recipes that capture the fun of cooking for kids of all ages. From salads to desserts, each recipe is clearly explained and colorfully illustrated with vintage artwork. Different utensils and techniques are described, along with hints about how to measure, safety in the kitchen, how to properly set a table, and much more.

Perfect for ages 8 to 13.

CH - 27 $19.95 Hardcover with concealed wire-o-binding.

Depression Era Recipes by Patricia R. Wagner Depression Era Cookboook

According to Wagner, the "Depression wasn't all soup lines and poverty." She has collected "brittle, hand-written" recipes from family and friends, "Gramma Signe, Aunt Minnie and Mom," and put forth a book that will show the reader how others coped during that era with what they had. Cooks can experiment -- and maybe even reminisce -- with Spoon Bread, Plain Nut Bread, and Dyspeptic Bread or Communion Wine, Cottage Beer or Wrinkle Cream.

I - 48 Paperback (spiral binding) $9.95

Minnesota Memories (Volume One) by Joan Claire Graham & Kathy A Megyeri (plus six guest writers)

Owatonna and Albert Lea, Minnesota

I - 32 Paperback $12.95

Minnesota Memories (Volume Two) by Joan Claire Graham & Kathy A. Megyeri (plus 34 friends)

Southern Minnesota

I - 33 Paperback $12.95