Interactive Geocaching Treasure Hunt Showing 601-650 of 1,958

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "I'll take LONGitude 1 - The Lincoln Highway - 1st pub 2021"

FINISHED ✔ - 05June22 - 4****

[Book Concierge]

I'll take LONGitude 4 with The Big Door Prize 384 pages

[Jillian]

I can take latitude 5 with A First Date with Death by Diana Orgain 2015

[Jan, Moderator]

Everyone is updated!

[Meg, Contributor]

i can take latitude 8 with Murder Casts a Shadow, 288 pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

Great Meg!

[Jan, Moderator]

That's a strange cover for a mystery that takes place in Honolulu ... lol.

[Meg, Contributor]

Jan wrote: "That's a strange cover for a mystery that takes place in Honolulu ... lol."

I know, took me a bit to get over it.

[Patrizia, Contributor]

I just finished my book for latitude 2.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Patrizia!

[Andrea]

I finished Things We Didn't Say, 416 pages, 6/7/22.


I'll take Latitude 9 with Eternal Passage by Elaine Schulte, 279 pages.

[Jillian]

I finished A First Date with Death by Diana Orgain 6/8/2022

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Andrea & Jillian!

I finished my book too and can take the final 9 (longitude) with: A Great Reckoning 389 Pages

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "I'll take LONGitude 4 with The Big Door Prize 384 pages"

✔ FINISHED - 07June22 - 3***

[Jan, Moderator]

Tx BC!

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Longitude #2 with Alibi - 245 pgs"

Finished 6/9 - 5 stars

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Karen!

[Meg, Contributor]

Latitude #9 is done with Murder Casts a Shadow

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Meg!

[Barb]

Finished longitude 4 (304 pages). If you like fairy gardens, you should give this series a shot.

A Hint of Mischief (Fairy Garden #3), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 6/12/22 ★★★★

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks for the update Barb!

[Jennifer]

I finished Longitude 1 with Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely, book 1 in the Elizabeth Parker Mystery Series.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thank you Jennifer!

[Andrea]

Update: I'm about halfway through my book. Hoping to finish it by Sunday night or before.

[Jan, Moderator]

Appreciate the update Andrea!!

[Andrea]

Finished Eternal Passage, 6/26/22.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thank you Andrea! That completes our hunt for Treasure #12.

[Jan, Moderator]

Treasure #12
Oldest Recipe Book: Cuneiform Cuisine
Discovered in Ancient Ruins of Babylon, Iraq
Latitude: 32.542988
Longitude: 44.421190


How many of you love cookbooks? I have a whole bookcase full of them so I was intrigued when I ran across this Babylonian tablet that is said to be the oldest cookbook in the world. What a treasure that is! Discovered where the ancient ruins of Babylon are located in Iraq (which is where our coordinates take us), this table is one of three that are part of the Yale University Babylonian Collection.

When we think of ancient clay tables with strange writings on them, cooking recipes are hardly the first thing that come to mind. But this tablet, that was inscribed in Akkadian (one of the most complex forms of scribes), documents several exquisite dishes, some using rare and unknown ingredients. Though the recipes list the order in which each ingredient should be added, it doesn’t mention the amounts used, implying that the tablet was a guide for experiences chefs. All of the recipes have one thing in common: each of the finished dishes relies on combinations of meat, fowl, vegetables, or grain cooked in water. Cooking in liquid represented a giant step forward in terms of taste and sophistication. It created a richness and diversity of flavor that could not be achieved in the more ancient roasted, grilled, and broiled food.

Several different international teams versed in culinary history, food chemistry and cuneiform studies have tried to recreate these recipes with interesting and varied results. I have a few treasures from my mother’s recipe box that I have tried to decipher and recreate, so I can only imagine how difficult this task would have been. You can visit this website to learn about this experiment: https://news.yale.edu/2018/06/14/what...

I included the second picture so you would have an idea of the size of the tablet. Did they have reading glasses in Ancient Babylon?

[Jan, Moderator]

Our coordinates for Treasure Hunt #13 have been posted.

I've claimed Latitude 1 with: 1 - The Arctic Curry Club Published 2021

[Jennifer]

Jan wrote: "Treasure #12
Oldest Recipe Book: Cuneiform Cuisine
Discovered in Ancient Ruins of Babylon, Iraq
Latitude: 32.542988
Longitude: 44.421190


How many of you love cookbooks? I have a whole bookcase f..."

That is amazing...

[Jennifer]

I can take Latitude #2 with The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver, 2nd in the series

[Jan, Moderator]

It is pretty amazing! I'll get you marked down for your coordinate Jennifer.

[Book Concierge]

I'll take Latitude: 4 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle - 400 pg

[Andrea]

I'll take Latitude 3: I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher, 382 pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks BC & Andrea :)

[Patrizia, Contributor]

The reading glasses were invented in Italy around 1100-1200 (Middle Age). ;-)

[Barb]

I also have a bookcase full of cookbooks -- and that's after I weeded out my collection and donated nearly half of them to our library's Friends group :)


I can take one of the latitude 2s with The 6:20 Man. It has 432 pages and will be published in 2022 (mid-July).

[Jan, Moderator]

Patrizia wrote: "The reading glasses were invented in Italy around 1100-1200 (Middle Age). ;-)"

LOL .... thanks Patrizia! Another great Italian invention :)

[Jan, Moderator]

Barb wrote: "I also have a bookcase full of cookbooks -- and that's after I weeded out my collection and donated nearly half of them to our library's Friends group :) "

I'll get you down for your number Barb!

I have way too many cookbooks too! Have you ever heard of Eat Your Books. It's a website that indexes cookbooks. You load all your cookbooks into it and then it will search all your cookbooks AND cooking magazines for a particular recipe, telling you which of your books have it. It works for ingredients too. It's a great tool. There is an annual fee that is about $35 dollars to use it.

[Meg, Contributor]

I can take latitude 7 with Into the Frying Pan, 327p.

[Jan, Moderator]

Great Meg!

[Karen ♐]

Jan wrote: "Treasure #12
Oldest Recipe Book: Cuneiform Cuisine
Discovered in Ancient Ruins of Babylon, Iraq
Latitude: 32.542988
Longitude: 44.421190


How many of you love cookbooks? I have a whole bookcase f..."

I have a whole bookcase full of them also…Wow, this is unbelievable!

[Karen ♐]

I’ll take Longitude 2 - - #2 in series

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "I'll take Latitude: 4 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle - 400 pg"

FINISHED - ✔ 27June22 - 4****


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Next, I'll take LONGitude #8 with The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket - 278 pg

[Jan, Moderator]

That was a fast finish BC!! I will get both you and Karen updated!

[Andrea]

Finished I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher, 6/27/22.


I'll take Longitude 4 with Small-Town Bachelor by Jill Kemerer, 224 pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

Great Andrea!

[Meg, Contributor]

Into the Frying Pan latitude #7 is done.

[Barb]

Jan wrote: "Have you ever heard of Eat Your Books. It's a website that indexes cookbooks. You load all your cookbooks into it and then it will search all your cookbooks AND cooking magazines for a particular recipe, telling you which of your books have it. It works for ingredients too. It's a great tool."

I have heard of it, but haven't quite justified paying an annual fee, especially now that Hubby's retired and here all the time. He's a very picky eater and hates to try anything new :(

[Jan, Moderator]

I get it! Barb! I struggle paying it too but I justify it by the fact that I use my cookbooks more when I use the site.