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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Monica Strauss, who entered here on the website / Google+
Thanks to all who entered. See you here on Monday. Monica, I have replied via Google+ - you can also reach me at fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

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Friday Giveaway: 10 Vintage Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins Books - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: 10 Vintage Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins Books

 I'm giving away these ten vintage Nancy Drew and Bobbsey Twins books this week.

To enter, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Facebook , Twitter or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern time.

Good luck!

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The Way To A Man's Heart

Recipe for mustard pickles:

2 qts tomatoes
2 qts little cucumbers
1 qt onions (small)

Cut these up and soak all over-night with salt

2 qts vinegar, add 2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons celery seed
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 cauliflower, cut up - also add tomatoes, cucumbers and onions that have drained and ?? (I think it says "sook" as in the past tense of soak) until soft, not mushie.

Reverse side, I'm not sure if it's still part of the recipe:

??? 3/4 cup flour
1/4 lb ground mustard
a tablespoon turmeric
??? water
Add to boiling mixture and continue boiling 5 minutes
Stir so it does not stick

Found in "The Settlement Cookbook" edited by Mrs. Simon Kander. Published by Settlement Cookbook Company, 1931.


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A Picture Of Good Health

You can imagine my mild surprise finding this fellow.

Color illustrated booklet, looks like it came out of an old medical or anatomy text book. Open up the head and you can see what's inside:





Found in "Minute Glimpes of American Cities" by Herbert S.  Kates. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1933.



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Giveaway Winner

This week's winner was @aragorn101, who entered on Twitter.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.

Friday Giveaway: Nine Decorative Nonfiction Books - contest closed

Contest now closed, winner will be announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: Nine Decorative Nonfiction Books

I thought I would offer some nonfiction books this week - here are nine antiquarian titles with nice decorative bindings.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below. You can also enter on Twitter , Facebook or via email .

I will gather up all the entries and select a winner at random tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Good luck!

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That's A Lot Of Raisins

Recipe for raisin wine? raisin jam? Not sure.

25 lbs raisins
add 4 gal water
10 sugar

Let stand 3 weeks

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Heat on stove after 1 gal. water is added to raisins then grind up and add the 4 gal of water and 10 sugar.

Found in "Worcester Evening Post Prize Book Book" edited by Lyda Flanders. Published by Worcester Post Co., Worcester MA, 1929.


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Foturnate Son

 Fortune:

You are thoroughly practical, also economical, full of fun and gaiety, generous in your ways, though inclined to be rash at times. You will never meet with any serious mishap, on the contrary; you may be sure that your happiness will increase as you grow older.

Lucky day Saturday

3. 7. 14.

Found in "The Culinary Handbook" by Charles Fellows. Published by The Hotel Monthly Press, no date.

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