A few weeks back, an offer was posted for an Elizabeth Cookbook. I quickly responded and the cookbook has arrived. I was told there was interest by others, so I thought I'd send a small report. There can't be many of these around. It was "vouchered for by The Ladies' Missionary and Aid Society of the Elizabeth Presbyterian Church" and printed in Fulton in 1895. Though it appears to have been well used and is worn with numerous small rips, most everything is very legible and the cover and binding is in good shape. At least one page is missing. It is about 145 pages total and 4" x 6" in size. A few additional recipes have been sewn, pinned, or written in, demonstrating its good use. Only one name is written in..... Mary Goldsworthy. It appears that many of the ladies submitting recipes were the wives of prominent local business men, who are listed in 8 pages of advertisements (about 3 ads per page) in the back. Some surnames include, but are not limited to: Arnold, Hutchinson, Fraser, Westphal, Robinson, Howarth, Waters, Eustice, Eaton, Lee, Hitt, Bastian, Eadie, Coveny, Blake, Hansen, McKee, Long, Schrade, White, Wilcox, Atchinson, Armitage, Overstreet, Clegg, Chapman, Stewart, Marshall, Eby, Hutton, Dittmar, Wishon, Brown. In any case, it is really neat reading. I was really impressed with all the candies, deserts, cookies and 12 pages of pickles! But with recipe titles like Pressed Tongue, Frogs, Mock Duck and Plain Economical Soup there are a few items which I am not in a hurry to try. Since it included only one very distant relative of my family, I am considering donating the item to a local history group or making it available for re-sale. Does Elizabeth have a Historical Society? If possible, I would like to keep it close to Elizabeth, where in might be shared with others who have an interest. In the interim, I am available for look-ups, though some surnames like Fraser have so many entries I would be reluctant to re-type them all. Chris Straight Fairchild, WI