Ohh... that is sad... I collect old recipe books.. and the ol dirty finger printed ones are the best! I do wonder about when I die.. and who will want the books.. right now I dont see any prospects... so I guess I will just have to hang around a while longer!! Cher -----Original Message----- From: Roxanne Bynum <bynum5@apci.net> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 12:33 PM Subject: canning and receipes >Speaking of canning and recipes handed down generation after generation, a >sad thing happened to me on Friday. I work in a library and someone brought >in 21 Boxes of donations from an elderly lady who passed away. Upon opening >a box I discovered an old pine box. The box was tongue and groove design, >appeared homemade and was well used. Inside were handwritten copies of >recipes. The box was full of old cookbooks, too. I asked the young man who >delivered all the boxes if he knew what was in them and was he sure ALL the >boxes were supposed to go to the library??? He said it was junk from his >aunt's old place and nobody wanted ANY of it. > >Roxanne Bynum >Baa_Roxanne@vax.lcls.lib.il.us >bynum5@apci.net >Illinois, USA > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My genealogy software won't accept "spaceship" >as a "Place of Birth"..... Now What ???? > >