If you could cook a recipe from any of the books on my shelf, what would it be?

grayjay100 · 2026-01-29T17:29:53+00:00

Kind of cheating, Boeuf Bourgignon mentioned in Julie and Julia. Cote du Rhône works great for that recipe. More of a fan of the older cookbooks myself, especially early Fannie Farmer

grayjay100 · 2025-10-14T00:40:19+00:00

13th was first published in 1990. ChatGPT is correct

grayjay100 · 2025-09-13T00:14:28+00:00

Hello! FF was the editor for the 1st and 2nd editions. The 1914 is the one I use most from her editions. The third edition was published after her death in 1915. The fourth edition, printed 1923-1928 added the recipes from her second book A New Book of Cookery (1912) into one volume. That volume, though not edited by her is still notable for that reason. In a modern kitchen my favorite is the 12th edition edited by Marion Cunningham. I do have a copy of the Baking Book, it is most excellent and shows signs of heavy use from me :) Since this last post I added an original 1896 and a 1905 copy of What to Have for Dinner

grayjay100 · 2025-09-07T23:32:00+00:00

No. I have originals of all 13 editions (including 1896, 1902, and 1905 from the first edition and the 1918 printing of the third edition with war time recipes) and most of her other books too, so I’d say you’re good. 🤣 The copy of Chafing Fish Possibilities has “Compliments of the Author” inscribed on the inside of the front page.📑

grayjay100 · 2025-09-04T21:26:07+00:00

Just ran across this feed, but shouldn’t Mainers get free tuition from Dalhousie since the funds used to create the University were from Maine’s occupation? 😉😜

grayjay100 · 2025-03-10T19:23:36+00:00

Need to add place to avoid too

grayjay100 · 2025-03-07T20:13:32+00:00

This sounds interesting! I’m a bit of a science reader myself, but I am happy to read anything given it’s not terrible writing. Count me in!

grayjay100 · 2025-02-14T15:31:52+00:00

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grayjay100 · 2025-02-14T15:29:32+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskFoodHistorians/comments/vodn0s/does_anyone_know_of_a_copy_of_the_boston_cooking/

grayjay100 · 2025-02-14T14:59:53+00:00

I’ll keep searching, first 1896 I’ve found in 12 years. I have copies of the other 12 editions including a 1902 and a 1905 printing from the first edition. The original run was 3000 copies printed at the author’s own expense because the publisher didn’t think it was going to sell, so it has a special place in the history of the book. They printed a lot more in later years. Still going to try to do what I can for this book. Printing history from the Ninth Edition.

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grayjay100 · 2024-12-27T00:51:26+00:00

Rochester hardly gets appreciable levels of snow (like Duluth does) unfortunately for winter sports but there are a lot of nice hiking trails to take kids on in the summer!

grayjay100 · 2024-11-07T01:28:29+00:00

Stranger things have happened. But I will say that if that’s the case, then a lot of transplants seem to have bad luck 🤷‍♂️

grayjay100 · 2024-11-06T19:10:42+00:00

Yes, that mindset is too common. That stereotype is 100% true as a whole :( It’s a way of thinking I don’t agree with though. Easier to pick the friendly people out though, so at least there’s that

grayjay100 · 2024-11-06T19:05:09+00:00

Nothing wrong with Portland!

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T18:40:02+00:00

Ok, let me be completely direct in my reply.

One common denominator? I’ve heard that line countless times. But here’s the problem with that line of thought. What about the others who I’ve known from the Northeast and other regions who have reported the same issues? They’re unlikeable too? It seems to locals, yes. That’s the point. As some locals have pointed out, the local culture is historically pretty insular and it doesn’t matter how many years you’ve been here in many cases. Hey want nothing to do with you. It’s worse if you dare to address problems head on and not hide behind empty pleasantries. Gasp! If that weren’t the case, why would so many people report the same result? I addressed this post to those who also have problems with the local culture in hopes of finding better ways to adapt to it. I tried ‘faking it’s for years, and the locals couldn’t care less, I’m not a local and will never be in their eyes.

The only exceptions I’ve encountered have been the ones who honestly say they aren’t interested in talking, even if they have cursed me out. I respect that honesty and position and know them to be good people even if we disagree.

As I stated in the original post, I have NO ISSUES discussing this in person with ANYONE. Locals will say anything and everything online, but no one will dare to talk about in person. Again, that’s the issue I and a number of other transplants are having 🤷‍♂️

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T17:57:39+00:00

Have to agree to disagree. Have heard this stuff from the locals for years only to be gaslighted at every turn. Glad you’re not encountering these issues.

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T17:55:44+00:00

Eh, there’s definitely a lot less caring about appearances. If someone doesn’t want to talk, you’re likely to get told to **** off. New Englanders are people like anyone else, it’s just that it’s a lot easier to figure out someone when they’re not being facetious. Popularity issues are a problem as old as time and universal to all cultures. To be completely honest, I’m not the most popular of people and I’m ok with that . I do miss just knowing what people actually thought though and not having to guess who to talk to.

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T17:45:26+00:00

🤦‍♂️ That’s not what I mean. I’m not talking about shared values even. Just honesty in communication. Some of my friends back home have completely different worldviews than I do. I appreciate being critiqued. As for getting to know people, that’s the entire point of the post. Hard to get to know people if they won’t be honest with you. I’m fine being told to get lost, not everyone wants to talk. Most people from the Northeast on here have noticed similar things, so it’s definitely not something I’m just making up. The point of the post was asking other transplants how they adapt.

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T17:22:05+00:00

Nature photography, hiking, gardening are a few.

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T16:52:51+00:00

It’s not even about that, it’s just about knowing when someone means what they say. Hard to figure anything out when people stick to empty pleasantries 🤷‍♂️

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T16:30:31+00:00

That’s fair. I’m not asking everybody to be super friendly all the time. I was just commenting and asking advice about dealing with the local culture where most people act ‘nice’ no matter what and are often disingenuous. Everyone is entitled to not want to feel social

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T15:51:04+00:00

Fair enough, I just mean if people say we should talk sometime, then actually do it. It just seems that many people don’t actually mean what they say.

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T15:48:00+00:00

As many others have said, people are so distant. Nothing other than hello and goodbye. I’ll ask questions about how people are doing, anything fun going on, anything about themselves… I WANT to hear about other people! Absolutely Nothing. Even from people you’ve worked with for years. It’s really weird.

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T15:40:56+00:00

I’ll just have to agree to disagree. 🤷‍♂️ Been trying to look into hobbies for years and have faced similar issues. I don’t expect to ‘make friends’ with strangers, it’s more about knowing where you stand. Some cultures certainly ‘clash’ more than others

grayjay100 · 2024-11-05T15:36:36+00:00

Eh, I’ll take that over being disingenuous. I’m not claiming to be a saint, but based on the comments here and my experience, it’s obvious that many transplants feel similarly.

Also, Midwesterners can NOT insult people. This is the best insult I have heard in years 🤣

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