Vintage Cookbook Sidewalk Sale
I love cookbooks. I am not an ardent collector, but I do have quite a few. Some of my favorite cookbooks are vintage ones. I think that I probably use my 1967 Joy of Cooking more than anything else. My mother received it as a gift at her wedding shower- it served her well, and I’ve come to rely on it also.
Vintage cookbooks can be looked at as classics, providing the 1, 2, and 3’s of preparation; or as fodder for a good laugh. Classic canapés and cake recipes often co-exist beside the slightly more dated (and scary) ones. Heavenly Ham Loaf with Pickle Stuffing anyone? If that doesn’t appeal to you maybe a good Upside Down Spam Pie or some Banana Chicken Salad are more your speed.
Saturday, April 21st and Sunday, the 22nd, Elmwood (between Hodge and West Utica) will offer passers-by a peek into the culinary past with a sidewalk sale of vintage cookbooks. What an opportunity! The weather is supposed to be lovely, so take a break from your yard work and go for a stroll down the avenue. While you're in the neighborhood browsing the cookbooks, you can have lunch at Off the Wall and an afternoon ice cream at the Lexington General Store. Seems like an excellent way to soak up some sun to me.
See you there!
Vintage Cookbook Sidewalk Sale
Saturday & Sunday, April 21- 22
10AM – 3PM
512 Elmwood
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kelly
This has made my month! One question: cash only, or will plastic be accepted?
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ChristaSeychew
kelly-
i'm not sure, but there doesn't seem to be a storefront involved. that would lead me to believe that it won't be plastic friendly. glad you're excited!
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kelly
I went... calling it vintage is pretty debatable, but it was a decent sale. Picked up the early 60s Southern Living collection. Most stuff seemed to be mid-1970s or later, though. Kind of a disappointment since I collect cookbooks from the 40s and 50s and I think there were four or so from that time frame there (which I bought all of...).
Good prices, though, and I think it was a Junior League fund raiser, so a good cause, too. (well, I think, because they were selling that cookbook new, and several other Junior League books from elsewhere new)
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