I enjoyed heading back to school to see friends I had not seen all summer, buying new schools supplies and seeing who my teachers would be for that year.
One of the other things I liked about the school year was access to books, I liked all kinds of books; not just cook books! I don't know if anyone else remembers the Scholastics Books order form. A couple of times a year a newsletter would arrive featuring different books that students could order. Growing up in rural New Brunswick without easy access to a good bookstore this was often the way I got new books and I was fortunate that I was usually able to order a book each time the newsletter came out.
This is actually how I obtained some of my first cookbooks! This week I am going to feature two cookbooks because both are from Scholastic Books, but also if I want to make a "complete" menu I need to feature more than one cookbook!
I have no way of knowing exactly when I obtained the books but I am suspecting probably around Grade 3 or 4!
The Cookie Book is probably the only cookbook I own were I have made almost all the recipes. The Cookie Book featured a cookie of the month (with some variations) and each month I diligently made every single recipe except one "Tiny Timmies" because it had pineapple in it and I don't like pineapple! Written for young cooks as directions were provided in great detail, I also had my own notes about how the cookie turned out. Several of the cookies became a regular feature in my house, because supper was not over unless dessert was served which was often a cookie or a small square.
The second book Peanuts Lunch Bag Cook Book I suspected I ordered because I liked the Peanuts Comic Strip more so than I wanted ideas for my lunch box! It provided all kinds of suggestions for a lunch box, back in the day when there was no microwaves and the lunch box sat on a shelf until lunch time. All the basic sandwich fillings were covered with variations on each one. It also includes a recipe for home made bread, home made mayonnaise and salads that could be packed in your lunch. I don't recall if I tried many of the recipes. I am pretty sure I didn't try "Linus Loves Liverwurst Sandwich" but I might have tried "Schroeder's Harmonious Ham Sandwich' except for the variation that included Avocado - because Avocados in rural New Brunswick in the late 1970's would have been an unknown food.
Going through the books and thinking about back to school has certainly been a walk down memory lane. I hope you will come back later in the week when I will pack your lunch box with all kinds of goodies including a few cookies for you to enjoy! Do you remember who was on your lunch box? I had a Raggedy Ann and Andy lunch box one year.
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