tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post6552716125242218381..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: #Listography - Cookery BooksRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-74483833304389455522012-09-13T15:44:59.860+03:002012-09-13T15:44:59.860+03:00It really is the best for all the different types ...It really is the best for all the different types of pastry, sponge cakes, even mayonaise and custard. All things that modern books don'tbother with as you can buy them readymade. Thanks for commenting. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-16382131755199943892012-09-13T15:37:24.078+03:002012-09-13T15:37:24.078+03:00I have the Florence Greenberg 6th Edition (1957) m...I have the Florence Greenberg 6th Edition (1957) my mother has the first. We're not Jewish but for both of us it is a family staple. Couldn't be without it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-12906384387151658732012-03-18T10:31:31.128+02:002012-03-18T10:31:31.128+02:00LOL - I love them but I hardly ever use the recipe...LOL - I love them but I hardly ever use the recipes as they are written. I look at the pictures and then make up something similar.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-40587810012888638492012-03-18T01:02:24.994+02:002012-03-18T01:02:24.994+02:00I love this list. As a vegetarian with a Jewish fa...I love this list. As a vegetarian with a Jewish father, I'd like to own every one!Emily (@amummytoo)http://www.amummytoo.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-15355140995832244942012-03-16T17:45:03.537+02:002012-03-16T17:45:03.537+02:00I also love hearing about food history and culture...I also love hearing about food history and culture. Do you blog about the traditional Scottish recipes - I'd love to read about it.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-18079394490739551032012-03-16T17:41:59.630+02:002012-03-16T17:41:59.630+02:00I love the idea of a Jewish cookery book! (I'm...I love the idea of a Jewish cookery book! (I'm not Jewish) but I love traditional recipes and think there is nothing better than when you are cooking something with history behind it. I cook a lot of traditional Scottish food (mostly really sweet stuff like tablet from the 'olden' days when people from remote areas of Scotland ate a lot of sugary fair to keep their energy boosted for very little money)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348745294283859920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-50191785811166365552012-03-14T13:40:36.545+02:002012-03-14T13:40:36.545+02:00Thanks Claire - every Jewish woman I know from the...Thanks Claire - every Jewish woman I know from the UK has a Flo Greenberg story.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-81591373353629518442012-03-14T12:22:34.343+02:002012-03-14T12:22:34.343+02:00I love your list! So much variety. I am a bit of ...I love your list! So much variety. I am a bit of a lover of high tea so that book definitely caught my eye. I love all he stories behind your first book.Claire Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657778540760045412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-90876921029015793452012-03-14T09:13:42.406+02:002012-03-14T09:13:42.406+02:00Thanks Carolyn - I think a proper teas is a dying ...Thanks Carolyn - I think a proper teas is a dying art unfortunately.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-50119362000761452172012-03-14T00:24:06.486+02:002012-03-14T00:24:06.486+02:00I have never seen any of these books, what an inte...I have never seen any of these books, what an interesting collection...love the 'A Proper Tea' book...I'm all for bringing back 'High Tea' I love it!Carolynhttp://blurbinsuburbia.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-30685225239444224542012-03-13T18:35:11.848+02:002012-03-13T18:35:11.848+02:00When you read about the French women it doesn'...When you read about the French women it doesn't appear to be about self discipline but more about celebrating each meal so that you are satisfied until the next one.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-43238236258704750572012-03-13T18:33:43.964+02:002012-03-13T18:33:43.964+02:00Thanks you Menai, I think there is bunting at the ...Thanks you Menai, I think there is bunting at the picnic tea - I'll have to check.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-18510692430419981002012-03-13T18:32:12.580+02:002012-03-13T18:32:12.580+02:00Now this is a really interesting and different Lis...Now this is a really interesting and different Listography: I was rather taken with the French Women don't get fat book, though I doubt I could be as disciplined as them :) And the vegetarian cookery books look great - I would probably only eat veggie food if I wasn't mum to a carnivore lolLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-65993689848361546242012-03-13T14:13:20.761+02:002012-03-13T14:13:20.761+02:00Wonderful - I love the different books that people...Wonderful - I love the different books that people are posting about - and the family connections and memories arising too. The teatime book has caught my interest in particular. I do hope that it involves bunting...and I enjoyed reading the French women book too (the other mentioned in the comments is about behaviour of children I think. Lovely blog!Menaihttp://menai.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-41013734347938537632012-03-12T23:53:22.130+02:002012-03-12T23:53:22.130+02:00I should google it to see if it's still in pri...I should google it to see if it's still in print. i bought mine about 20 years ago.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-52800769940476502072012-03-12T23:52:44.894+02:002012-03-12T23:52:44.894+02:00We seem to be crossing comments in cyberspace. Alt...We seem to be crossing comments in cyberspace. Although my answer above is actually what I wrote on your blog.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-8841784116667954512012-03-12T23:51:33.861+02:002012-03-12T23:51:33.861+02:00I read your list - I honestly didn't expect an...I read your list - I honestly didn't expect another Flo Greenberg in the Listography. Hilarious that you adapt her recipes to make them non-kosher as we are always adpting recipes to make them kosher. So glad you dropped by and commented :)Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-51529947482423202692012-03-12T23:48:38.943+02:002012-03-12T23:48:38.943+02:00Yes, I wasn't expecting anyone else to choose ...Yes, I wasn't expecting anyone else to choose Mrs Greenberg (as we always call her) either. :-)Keith (kcm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13012662682711683850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-85917064231196781522012-03-12T23:47:09.958+02:002012-03-12T23:47:09.958+02:00My favourite of your selection is A proper tea - I...My favourite of your selection is A proper tea - I want it! It looks charming xthe 1970s diethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657242520631105635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-18081054642994437692012-03-12T23:17:11.760+02:002012-03-12T23:17:11.760+02:00Yay for Florence Greenberg! It's a great cook...Yay for Florence Greenberg! It's a great cookbook, whether you're Jewish or not (I'm not). One of the two recipe books I use regularly.Keith (kcm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13012662682711683850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-30773670369664134722012-03-12T21:06:43.816+02:002012-03-12T21:06:43.816+02:00I agree although I'VE had mine for over 20 yea...I agree although I'VE had mine for over 20 years so I don't know if it's still in print.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-9658096326636622462012-03-12T21:05:33.565+02:002012-03-12T21:05:33.565+02:00OK, The French Children book is by someone else.OK, The French Children book is by someone else.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-58818739294530337302012-03-12T20:46:59.093+02:002012-03-12T20:46:59.093+02:00Never heard of that buT I'm off to google it n...Never heard of that buT I'm off to google it now. I expect it is as she's aready written A French Woman for all Seasons which wasn't nearly as good as the first book.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-21740661683311542852012-03-12T20:40:15.480+02:002012-03-12T20:40:15.480+02:00Very different. Is that French one the same as Fre...Very different. Is that French one the same as French Children don't throw food'. By OH just bought me that - trying to tell me something..?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346951374357324691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-65327645090242463162012-03-12T19:38:13.408+02:002012-03-12T19:38:13.408+02:00Fascinating story behind the first book - I love t...Fascinating story behind the first book - I love the fact it's steeped in history. The Tea book does indeed look exquisite, the sort of book it would be lovely to receive as a gift.Mummy Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746501465644149765noreply@blogger.com