tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316963694308060098.post5197487070640619435..comments2023-06-24T08:45:48.771-06:00Comments on Killing Time: Cookbooks from the past 80 years!Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10964706203762271736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316963694308060098.post-72432790322186927732009-05-19T14:32:00.000-06:002009-05-19T14:32:00.000-06:00LADWP? I covered them for 4 years when I was a new...LADWP? I covered them for 4 years when I was a newspaper reporter in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. They built this engineering wonder that brought water from the Mono Lake Basin all the way down to L.A. ... something like 400 miles. Of course, it completely destroyed the local ecosystem, but they didn't care about that stuff in the 40s.Pepe Lepewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719557482979323749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316963694308060098.post-80285613108809720682009-05-18T08:54:00.000-06:002009-05-18T08:54:00.000-06:00I have my mom's and grandmothers books and they ar...I have my mom's and grandmothers books and they are wonderful to look through. I have adapted a few recipes (I can't believe how many call for lard and things that are rarely used now;) and my son makes the cookies from my grandmothers cookbook and loves them. <br /><br />I also have a book on medicine from the 1920's...it is AMAZING what they thought back then!OHNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856294075428012923noreply@blogger.com