I just happened upon this delightful book which, I'm happy to say, is free for all of you to download! It's an old book created for children about 12 years old, filled with little rhymes to remember cooking rules, wonderful recipes from long ago, and a very sweet, motherly tone. I fell in love with this book the moment I read the following poem:
The Witch's Test
Put eggs in cold water to test them for food.
If they float they are bad, if they sink they are good.
And some people say that an egg is all right
If you hold it up close to a flame that is bright
And look through it endwise and still see a light.
There are many of these types of poems sprinkled throughout the book and each recipe not only tells the child what ingredients to have on hand, but also what hardware they'll need to gather! Recipes include gentle reminders, such as to make sure you don't let any eggshells get into your scrambled eggs.
I do hope you click on the title (it links right to it) then click the download button, towards the right side at the top of the page the link brings you to. I'm printing a copy, and I hope to enjoy this book with my children in the years to come.
Enjoy!
4 comments:
Um, what link?
The title of the post is a link! Sorry it doesn't show that way. I'll update the post to include the link more obviously.
Your post title is a link to your post's page, not your google books link. You can test your links by hovering over them. The page the link will take you to shows up down in your status bar at the bottom.
Not sure why it didn't work, but the link is in the body of the post now anyway. Hope you were able to view it!
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