RETRO COOKBOOKS: Beat it, whip it, cook it and eat it....RETRO STYLE!

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Welcome to my Retro Cookbooks Lens!

This lens features cookbooks with nostalgic recipes for sandwiches, baking, diner style cooking, delicious beverages, beach bashes, barbecues, tiki parties, early American and Civil War era cooking. You will also find drink mixers for making those yummy beverages along with vintage and new cookbook holders, retro-style organizers for your favorite recipes and take-out menus. If you are interested in vintage and antique cookbooks, visit my Vintage Cookbooks Lens where you can easily find cookbooks dated between the 1920's and 1980's along with other vintage kitchen items and children's vintage cookbooks and toys.

For a larger selection of retro cookbooks, visit the cookbook section at Retro Loco!. If you are looking for a retro or vintage cookbook as a gift, may I suggest a vintage apron to go along with the cookbook? My Vintage Aprons lens is LOADED with old kitchen aprons in just about any style or color you can imagine! I hope you enjoy your visit here.

Retro Baking Cookbooks 

Retro Diner-Style Cookbooks 

These are fun books to have on your shelf whether you plan on cooking, or not. These books are not only full of yesterday's recipes, but they have great nostalgic photos and some of them include a little history about America's diners.

Retro Cookbooks on RetroLoco.com 

Retro Loco! We're Nuts for Nostalgia!

I have several retro cookbooks for sale on my website. Just go to Retro Loco!™ and you will find a huge array of cookbooks with recipes that have been enjoyed for many generations. Retro Loco! also sells retro kitchen decor and appliances, artwork, clocks, furniture, clothing, music and many more retro items.

Nostalgic Sandwiches Cookbooks 

I've been a sandwich fanatic ever since I had my first teeth to chew with! Just looking at the book covers on these cookbooks is enough to send me running to the refrigerator to slap together a big ole Dagwood sandwich!

A Little History Lesson About Sandwiches 

(there will be a quiz at the end of class)

a club sandwichThe first form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder, who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs inside matzo (or flat,unleavened bread) during Passover. The filling between the matzos served as a reminder to Israelites of their forced labor constructing Egyptian buildings. For this reason, Romans referred to the meal as a "cibus Hilleli," or Hillel's Snack. [1]

During the Middle Ages, thick slabs of coarse and usually stale bread, called "trenchers", were used as plates. After a meal, the food-soaked trencher was fed to a dog, less fortunate beggars, or eaten by the diner. Trenchers were the harbingers of open-face sandwiches.[2]

In the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and other parts of Europe, meals comprising meat, fruit, cheese, and condiments sandwiched between bread or pastry existed well before the appearance of the word 'sandwich'.

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Looking for Vintage or Antique Cookbooks? 

Thank you for visiting!My Vintage Cookbooks Lens features dozens of old and rare cookbooks, categorized by decade dating from the 1920's to the 1980's. Vintage Cookbooks also sells vintage recipe boxes, cookbook easels, old kitchen utensils and even vintage cookbooks, play bake sets and toy stoves for kids!


Vintage Cookbooks has loads of Christmas gift ideas for cooks, chefs, bakers, antiques collectors and children.

Retro-Style Drink Mixers 

Oster 6627 100-Watt Milkshake Drink Mixer, Chrome

Product Features:

  • Heavy duty die cast chrome mixer ensures counter stability
  • Unique 2 speed switch control makes mixing milkshakes and smoothies easy
  • 28 ounce stainless steel cup keeps drinks cold
  • Safety switch prevents operation without stainless steel cup in place
  • Commercial design aeration discs combines ingredients in seconds to create froth milkshakes and smoothies

Amazon Price: $49.50 (as of 07/26/2008)

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Hamilton Beach 65110 Eclectrics All-Metal Retro Drink Mixer, Sterling

Product Description:
Classic in looks, this retro-style drink mixer from Hamilton Beach's Eclectrics collection, can be used to make thick shakes or fruit drinks. Made of plastic housing, it has two speeds and includes a 28-oz. stainless steel mixing cup, a tilting head and a removable, commercial-grade mixing spindle. The stainless cup is dishwasher-safe. 70 watts.

Product Features:

  • 2-speed die-cast metal drink mixer powered by a precision motor
  • Durable commercial-grade stainless-steel spindle with 2 agitatorsFolds air into shakes as it mixes; tilt-back head for easy cup removalIncludes stainless-steel dishwasher-safe mixing cup with 28-ounce capacityMeasures approximately 5 by 7 by 16 inches; 3-year warranty

Amazon Price: $40.49 (as of 07/26/2008)

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Hamilton Beach 60111 Eclectrics All-Metal Double-Spindle Retro Drink Mixer, White

Product Description:
Enjoy homemade milk shakes as tasty as the ones you enjoy at your favorite ice cream parlor with Hamilton Beach's Double Spindle drink mixer. With it, you can have a chocolate drink going in one and a strawberry in the other - both at the same time. Add candy bits or fruit along the way. Use it, too, for mixing omelette or pancake batter - the batter will come out fluffy every time. Make healthy drinks, too! It features two stainless steel mixing spindles and cups that keep your drinks cold. Cups are designed to sit in place while mixing and are dishwasher-safe.

Amazon Price: $169.07 (as of 07/26/2008)

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Waring PDM112 Drink Mixer, Retro Green

Product Description:
Mixed drinks, milk shakes, flavored whipped cream, even eggs for an omelette can be blended and whipped with this mixer. It looks and works like the old fashioned milk shake machines at the soda fountain with a stainless steel cup that mounts on the blender and a wand that does the actual mixing.

Product Features:

  • Ideal for making shakes, whipping cream, or blending eggs
  • 28-ounce stainless-steel cup
  • Heavy-duty 2-speed commercial motor
  • Cleans easily with warm soapy water
  • Five-year motor warranty

Amazon Price: $149.00 (as of 07/26/2008)

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Hamilton Beach 65112 Eclectrics All-Metal Retro Drink Mixer, Moroccan Red

Product Description:
Make a thick shake or healthy fruit drink using this retro-style drink mixer from Hamilton Beach. It's from their Eclectrics collection in bright, fun colors for your kitchen. Made of plastic housing, it has two speeds and includes a 28-oz. stainless steel mixing cup, a tilting head and a removable, commercial-grade mixing spindle. The stainless cup is dishwasher-safe. 70 watts. 7 x 16-in.

Product Features:

  • 2-speed die-cast metal drink mixer powered by precision motor
  • Durable commercial-grade stainless-steel spindle with 2 agitators
  • Folds air into shakes as it mixes; tilt-back head for easy removal of cup
  • Includes stainless-steel dishwasher-safe mixing cup with 28-ounce capacity
  • Measures approximately 5 by 7 by 16 inches; 3-year warranty

Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)

Retro Cookbooks on eBay 

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Retro and Vintage Cookbook Holders and Easels on eBay 

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Cookbook Easels / Holders / Stands 

Whatever you choose to call them, they are awfully handy!

I used to get so darned frustrated while trying to hold a cookbook open without getting my greasy fingers on it, mixing something, tending to the stove, tripping over my two cats and trying to breath all at the same time! I finally bought a clear cookbook holder, and now I never have to hold a cookbook, keep one propped open or have to worry about getting it stained with tomato sauce or chocolate. What a Godsend these cookbook holders are! Now if I can just train my cats to stay away from my feet, cooking will be even easier.

Retro Take-Out Menu Organizers 

No time to cook? Use one of these handy organizers to keep up with all your take-out menus. Each organizer has a fun, retro design.

Retro and Vintage Cooking Utensils & Kitchen Items 

A little box full of vintage kitchen utensils wrapped up in pretty paper makes a very nice gift for someone who enjoys cooking or likes collecting old things.

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Fabric with Retro Cookbooks and Other Fun Designs 

Very Retro Loco!

These are not cookbooks, but fabrics with pictures of little retro cookbooks, coffee pots, blenders and other kitchen graphics. These retro fabrics are so cute I HAD to feature them here! If you know me personally, and you are visiting this lens, and would like to give me a Christmas present, this is it....about 10 or 20 yards of any of these fabrics should do....they're adorable!

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Click to go to my Vintage Cookbooks Lens Please leave me a note below to say "hello" or to leave a comment or suggestion about this lens. Thank you!



dtbs

i'm loving this lens! check out mine Here!

Posted April 16, 2008

beeobrien

Great lens here. I have tons of these vintage cookbooks. We just call them old.

Posted April 15, 2008

NancyOram

As a promoter of the vintage home arts, I love this lens! A great example of information and products all rolled into one.

Posted April 10, 2008

poddys

Great lens, 5 ***** I love old cookbooks, so many good old recipes. Especially in England, so many of the things we used to eat when I was growing up you rarely see any more, same in the USA I suppose as more people switch to convenience foods and eating out.

Posted March 21, 2008

the-secret

I love your site, and I love cookies - chocolate chip to be exact. I have compiled a group of chocolate chip cookie videos that include recipes you might like. You can find it here: Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Videos I hope you like it! Here's another one, too, only for oatmeal cookies. Great Oatmeal Cookie Recipes Videos

Posted March 12, 2008

anndouglas

You have a really fun selection of items. I'd forgotten all about those metal cookbook holders. They are a collectible category in and of themselves.

Posted February 20, 2008

rms

As usual, nice work on this lens! I've lensrolled it on to my Make Your Own Cookbook lens.

Posted February 05, 2008

nightcats

Great lens! I once had a number of retro cookbooks, courtesy of my late mother. I'm kicking myself for it now, but I sold them at a yard sale when I moved to Vancouver. I didn't appreciate retro things at that time. Now I'd give anything to have them back.

Posted January 15, 2008

NAIZA

Hey there Vicki! Fantastic Cook Book Collections you have here. It's all perfect in all kinds of season! Thanks for visiting my coffee lens earlier and for the encouragement. Big Hugs, naiza

Posted January 12, 2008

JDWheeler

Awesome Lens! I love cooking, too. It just brings families together. Check out my collection of cookbooks at Cook Book Nook

Keep up the good work!

Posted December 10, 2007

 
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Studio Floor 13 is my oddball little art store where I sell weird and retro digital art, humorous designs and holiday art on T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs and gifts.

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Retro Loco!™ is a section in my shop that has all my funky retro designs. After I add a bunch of new designs, Retro Loco!™ will be a separate store later this year. (I can't wait!)

 

Retro Loco! We're Nuts for Nostalgia!


Retro Loco!™ sells dozens of retro and nostalgic cookbooks. To visit Retro Loco!™ click on the logo above. Retro Loco!™ also sells retro kitchen appliances and home decor in addition to retro clothing, music, nostalgic candy and much more.

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