Hi Sande, I understand what you are saying about older books. Last Christmas, when my daughter and her family arrived, they brought my son-in-law's 7 and 9 year old nephews with them. If the boys had been in my house before, they didn't remember it. So my daughter walked them through the house telling them stories about it and pointing out her favorite things. When she got to the kitchen, she reached for the cookbooks, especially the 40 year old Tampa Bay Gasparilla cookbook. It was easy to find the favorite recipes. The dirtier the page the more frequently the recipe was used, especially the Soft Molasses Cookie recipe. Hee, hee. By the way, we modified that recipe by adding a bag of chocolate chips. It's still the most asked for cookie. Carolyn NHBigRed@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/11/2007 2:32:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ohlorain-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > I've looked into Kinkos and will probably go that way. They have many > options for "binding." One of them, and the one I will most likely use, is the > plastic spiral binding. This way the book can lay flat. It will be like a > notebook. I am going to try to use the best paper possible within my budget so > it will last. > > I know what you are talking about with the older books. I have an old > church cook book, dated 1926, that is "well-loved" but still holds together for > the most part (except those few pages that I reference a lot, the banana bread > recipes, for instance). > > In peace, > Sande > > > > Sande, > When you are ready to get the printing done try and see how much bond paper > would cost at that will last a long time over just regular paper. Most papers > today are made from wood pulp and the acid in the paper will destroy it over > time. Bond paper is made from rags and does not deteriorate like the wood > pulp papers. Bond comes in several types - 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. indicating > how much rag pulp is in the paper. I used to work in the Government Printing > Office and when we printed material for the Library of Congress we were > required to use 100% Bond paper. It does cost more but it is worth it for lasting > qualities. > Tom Powell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >