tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post2398204743955286883..comments2024-03-28T18:45:45.374-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: 15 minutes of De-Clutter!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-74593572308938818822012-10-30T15:20:49.664-04:002012-10-30T15:20:49.664-04:00I take the favorite recipes from each book and put...I take the favorite recipes from each book and put it in a cookbook of my own. It can be as simple as a three ring binder or I bought a small photo album, where adding more pages is an option, and typed out the recipes on each page with pictures of my family on their favorite recipe. (I was inspired by my first daughters wedding. I wanted her to have the families recipes to treasure(I even included favorites from grandparents and her new in-laws) Tom and Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699017474196151070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-24941947666087205572012-10-29T01:04:38.930-04:002012-10-29T01:04:38.930-04:00what was the name of the book on organizing? I nee...what was the name of the book on organizing? I need all the help I can get. Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090707022946857442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-72431437989140355272012-10-27T10:19:12.582-04:002012-10-27T10:19:12.582-04:00Beautiful ice chest, Bonnie. I remember when my g...Beautiful ice chest, Bonnie. I remember when my great-grandmother had a very small electric refrigerator but she still kept ice in the ice box on the back porch. Yes, a man would come down the street with a horse pulling a wagon with ice, big black tongs for picking up the ice. I don't remember actually seeing the ice in the ice box, but it must have taken up most of the space.Jevnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095960086999991554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87937182185926813712012-10-27T07:06:19.264-04:002012-10-27T07:06:19.264-04:00Bonnie I have a cook book from my Grandmother'...Bonnie I have a cook book from my Grandmother's house. It talks about now with most modern kitchens beginning to get electrical refrigerators ... I crackles up the first time I read through that one! But it has some of the best cold sides recipes in it! Josie McRaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54674776290470394512012-10-26T21:31:03.483-04:002012-10-26T21:31:03.483-04:00That's such a sweet icebox! I'm a cookboo...That's such a sweet icebox! I'm a cookbook hoarder and haven't been able to cull too many. I have copied recipes and given away the book on a few. If you need inspiration, go to your public library and see how many cookbooks are available to borrow without having to store them. My library has a few hundred, I think, and if I even need a cookbook that should be sufficient...you would think!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194723727404273933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-2191338209635313992012-10-26T19:35:23.310-04:002012-10-26T19:35:23.310-04:00Your icebox is darling. I have just finished deal...Your icebox is darling. I have just finished dealing with a collection of over 30 boxes of cookbooks! A favorite aunt died and we were left the cookbooks. We got it down to three boxes of cookbooks and donated all the rest. I tried a used bookstore and only got pennies. Not even worth the gas to drive them to the store. It was painful donating a lifetime collection, but it filled 1/4th of my family room! I did share good ones with all the daughter in laws, sisters and cousins, but it was just too much. It was a lesson for me that I need to simplify! <br /><br />If you ever want to get rid of the Joy of Cooking there are MANY that would buy that one! The original is the best! Luckily there was one in my aunts collection! Priceless!Joyful Noisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825307944574402031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-32759772226447740282012-10-26T18:33:58.451-04:002012-10-26T18:33:58.451-04:00My great-grandfather was the iceman for ice compan...My great-grandfather was the iceman for ice company in our town. When my father was a little boy, he used to go along with his Granddad to "help" deliver ice. He said his grandfather knew from memory exactly what size block of ice to cut and carry in to each house on his route. I have a picture of his ice truck and I still have the ice tongs he used on his route on display in my dining room. Makes you appreciate all the modern conveniences!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169852279339168310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-21738104529421518132012-10-26T17:24:22.828-04:002012-10-26T17:24:22.828-04:00I use http://allrecipes.com/ for looking up many r...I use http://allrecipes.com/ for looking up many recipes. They have a section that you can put your own recipes. I have never used it because I never cooked that much before retiring. You might want to take a look at that. Good luck HelenMarie!Tami Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006895931531165993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51671037387031650882012-10-26T14:16:21.308-04:002012-10-26T14:16:21.308-04:00You are def. on a roll. I did all mine about a yea...You are def. on a roll. I did all mine about a year ago. Read a book about organizing. I was possessed. I need to redo some things but on a whole it has stayed organized.. feels good huh. Love your ice box. I have a little blue one. It is so small I can't imagine what it would have held. cook books is one place I need to attach. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320817619195447332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-37015412874461719942012-10-26T13:46:46.837-04:002012-10-26T13:46:46.837-04:00Memories...We had one of those when we were transf...Memories...We had one of those when we were transferred to Newport R.I. back in the late 40's. Basement apt and ice box. Wow how did I remember that..do remember ice man coming. Had the same problem with cookbooks when my Mom passed. Finally ended up giving them to Dr's wives book sale - three cases. They were excited. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950806089655394748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-81960552604751440992012-10-26T13:18:24.704-04:002012-10-26T13:18:24.704-04:00Cracks me up, I see we have some of the same cookb...Cracks me up, I see we have some of the same cookbooks! It sure doesn't take long for them to overgrow their cupboard. Mine are over the stove and if I get one more the cupboard will explode! Love Joy of Cooking and Fix and Forget it!Andeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650632212794638703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-8478348205342024492012-10-26T12:56:56.107-04:002012-10-26T12:56:56.107-04:00It is always difficult with cookbooks. I have my ...It is always difficult with cookbooks. I have my own collection, plus I have inherited my mother's collection. I am slowly giving them away to anyone that wants them. But I do like the idea of donating them to a shelter or other organization. Kim Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765184840373108647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-26856821241632425452012-10-26T12:40:49.693-04:002012-10-26T12:40:49.693-04:00I wish there was a like button, or a DITTO button ...I wish there was a like button, or a DITTO button I agree w so many of these suggestions. I enjoy yourposts, but I'm beginning to like the the comments as much.Carolyn Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591809412054783126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-27226099802942965242012-10-26T12:34:43.684-04:002012-10-26T12:34:43.684-04:00I love the little icebox too! My grandmother used ...I love the little icebox too! My grandmother used a block of ice to keep food cold. She had a metal icebox, and we have an old metal ice box we use for storage out on our covered deck. I remember how cold they kept things ---except you only made Jello on the first day of ice delivery! Cookbooks: I have been donating mine to the local thrift shop as I rarely use them anymore. I have kept the ones that have meaning to me---Like your Joy of Cooking your Grandmother gave you. If I want a recipe nowadays, I find it on the internet. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160457872569395644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-9951732220324880772012-10-26T12:08:20.073-04:002012-10-26T12:08:20.073-04:00I love the icebox Bonnie, I too Love cookbooks and...I love the icebox Bonnie, I too Love cookbooks and read them at night like a novel. But I too get way to many of them. I buy them at rummage sales....But when they outgrow the space I have for them I recycle them. I take them to family gatherings and let the kids pick through them, My boys love to cook as well as my girls so usually there is someone that wants them.. a few times there has been a fire in the area and I take a few to those people, as you can bet the cookbooks aren't getting saved. I have even taken new ones and open to a page with a recipe and put the ingredients in a basket with the book, for a shower gift, or for a basket raffle. And if all else fails, I take a reciept at the thrift store!! Jan in NDDakota5345https://www.blogger.com/profile/17876499413393648788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-4417114630563444102012-10-26T11:48:15.121-04:002012-10-26T11:48:15.121-04:00I love your icebox! Finds like those are precious....I love your icebox! Finds like those are precious.<br />I have moved 3x, so I've thinned my collection a lot. Then my sister moved in with me, so I got another box. I have a lot of space in my kitchen that I have never filled up -- so I use one double cupboard for all the books.<br />Another move is coming, so is another thinning !<br /><br />PS I found my cellphone last night before I went to bed -- did you find your square ? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064875863529706688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-55705653757587552452012-10-26T11:41:20.861-04:002012-10-26T11:41:20.861-04:00Copying recipes in your own hand has merit, too. ...Copying recipes in your own hand has merit, too. I have recipes written by my mother and by a dear friend who are no longer with us. When I pull out one of their recipes to use, seeing their handwriting touches my heart. But if the recipe is from a book or magazine, a copier or clipping from the magazine makes sense. I have a large notebook of clipped and photocopied recipes. That needs to be gone through, too, as well as my cookbooks. Cooking is very different now then when I married 37 years ago!Ann Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793084792556185984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-71359072410662360942012-10-26T10:54:35.030-04:002012-10-26T10:54:35.030-04:00Love your little icebox! And no, I can't imag...Love your little icebox! And no, I can't imagine having that in place of my refrigerator! I used to have tons of cookbooks, but ran out of space and decided that I really never use them, so I sold most of them at a yards sale! I rarely, if ever, use the ones that I still have. Maybe I should pull out a few and see if I can find something to make for supper!Me and My Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470153447120413738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34844711228418698042012-10-26T10:53:47.711-04:002012-10-26T10:53:47.711-04:00I love those kinds of cookbooks! My theory is nobo...I love those kinds of cookbooks! My theory is nobody is going to put their name on a rcipe that is not wonderful! Plus, some are long time tested family recipes. I have a ton and could never get rid of them. <br />#How about a cookbook giveaway?!<br /># If we order one of your books or a couple, youd include a cookbook?!? You know, whatever makes the postage work out for you. Just an idea. <br />#Sell them on ebay as a lot, there are people like me who collect them...<br />#Trade for fabric?<br />Sandra Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369992819437905498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51491740646586171562012-10-26T10:20:30.600-04:002012-10-26T10:20:30.600-04:00Cook books - regift to your sons. Guild books ten...Cook books - regift to your sons. Guild books tend to have easy recipes that they can and will make. Casseroles they can eat for 2 or 3 days without hating.stitchinpennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341867288910993051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-20172474865681390402012-10-26T10:12:00.467-04:002012-10-26T10:12:00.467-04:00This does not seem like the gracious way to handle...This does not seem like the gracious way to handle a gift... what is hard about taking the gift and then passing it on? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-58227369712453582102012-10-26T10:10:07.027-04:002012-10-26T10:10:07.027-04:00You want to copy a receipt to move a book out....T...You want to copy a receipt to move a book out....That is what copy machines are for. Post a not the page and it will be at your finger tips when you do the "copy run".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-35778278737477644092012-10-26T09:48:40.039-04:002012-10-26T09:48:40.039-04:00Our local library takes donations of cookbooks, an...Our local library takes donations of cookbooks, and other books too, and sells them for a small price.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365339234397600267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-57535280152120877512012-10-26T09:41:28.364-04:002012-10-26T09:41:28.364-04:00I have been staring down my piles... yes piles... ...I have been staring down my piles... yes piles... of cookbooks. I had plenty but when Mom moved down here 3 years ago she downsized and gifted me with boxes and boxes of cookbooks. I have a bookshelf in the den that used to have individual shelves each with it's own category, cookbooks, handyman, sports, kids,paperbacks etc..with room for nicknaks... now it is piled with tons of books and I still have some cartons piled up. I have an old fishtank stand in the dining room with my most used cookbooks and an unorganized mess of recipies. I keep hoping to find a computer program to make my own cookbook with the goal of going through each book and pulling out the wanted recipies and donating the book elsewhere, but have had no luck so far. Any suggestions?<br /><br />HelenMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945119739531584638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-11463808769137809732012-10-26T09:40:42.783-04:002012-10-26T09:40:42.783-04:00Good job! I kept about 7 books, my favs, and the ...Good job! I kept about 7 books, my favs, and the rest I use my iPad . It really is easier ! Micki<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049846504185354034noreply@blogger.com