Hello! I hope everybody had a good weekend. We are all recovered from that horrible flu so it's good to see everybody running around and healthy
I haven't posted a blog for a few reasons. First off, I had too many ideas going on at once. Recipe Cards? Just did them. The remaining McCall's cookbooks? Some other time. A redo of an old Better Homes and Gardens book that was posted in an earlier blog? Meh. I did what anyone else would do and decided it was time to go to the thrift store. To my chagrin, I think I cleared out most of the old cookbooks at the area thrift stores. Someone needs to donate them. Chop, chop. My 11 year old daughter goes with me and knows what to look for and she found one for me. The Betty Crocker New Outdoor Cookbook, 1967. Excellent. I haven't fought with Betty in a while.
First off, I am not the connoisseur of the grill. Never have been and have no intention of learning. The grills depicted in this book remind me of iron lungs. If I can barely handle a charcoal kettle grill, what would one of these be like for me? Burn baby burn. I think I'd like to keep my neighborhood intact.
Good luck to any and all who thinks this book would be a good idea 46 years later.
I haven't posted a blog for a few reasons. First off, I had too many ideas going on at once. Recipe Cards? Just did them. The remaining McCall's cookbooks? Some other time. A redo of an old Better Homes and Gardens book that was posted in an earlier blog? Meh. I did what anyone else would do and decided it was time to go to the thrift store. To my chagrin, I think I cleared out most of the old cookbooks at the area thrift stores. Someone needs to donate them. Chop, chop. My 11 year old daughter goes with me and knows what to look for and she found one for me. The Betty Crocker New Outdoor Cookbook, 1967. Excellent. I haven't fought with Betty in a while.
First off, I am not the connoisseur of the grill. Never have been and have no intention of learning. The grills depicted in this book remind me of iron lungs. If I can barely handle a charcoal kettle grill, what would one of these be like for me? Burn baby burn. I think I'd like to keep my neighborhood intact.
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Betty Crocker's New Outdoor Cookbook, 1967. Kids, don't try this at home! |
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Peanutty Pork Chops. Personally it looks like a mutant with its mouth full of something and I don't know if I want to be in spitting distance of this beast. |
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Eh, maybe not. This fish has too much awesomeness. Hence the tail spillage coming out of the basket. |
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Whirling franks and pickles. I can hardly contain myself. Truly. Why did this idea not stick around? Hot dogs and pickles whirling around a grill while the bread toasts? |
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Okay, this definitely proves the type of bird being eaten. Was this really necessary, Betty? |
Pig Roast is The Best Thing Ever! Sort of looks like she baked a tabby.
ReplyDeleteI really think that is my favorite pic to date! It kind of does look like a baked cat.
DeleteHahahaha - the picklells and hot dogs on the spit are hilarious!
ReplyDeleteRoasted pickles must have been all the rage in 1967.
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