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Advice on what to do with old, regional cookbooks?
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:17 pm
I'm working on cleaning out a family member's home and she has hundreds of these (see attached) regional cookbooks, my question is what's the best thing to do with them?
I know there's a little value there, but this is just one of 1000 things she has a collection of and I'm unwilling to work through these for $25-$50.
I obviously don't want to trash them, but she also lives in a tiny town so not many local options even to donate. I have an appointment with the local public library director in the morning to talk it over, but it's a really small library and she isn't sure they have room. I would love for them to stay in her community and put a little plaque up, but may not be possible.
TLDR: what do I do with all these cookbooks?
I know there's a little value there, but this is just one of 1000 things she has a collection of and I'm unwilling to work through these for $25-$50.
I obviously don't want to trash them, but she also lives in a tiny town so not many local options even to donate. I have an appointment with the local public library director in the morning to talk it over, but it's a really small library and she isn't sure they have room. I would love for them to stay in her community and put a little plaque up, but may not be possible.
TLDR: what do I do with all these cookbooks?
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Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:30 pm to lhltvor
Antique Tiger will be along shortly to make you offer. He'll take the whole lot of them for $100 and turn it into $1,000 of ebay gold.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 3:36 pm to lhltvor
Man, I bet those are so fun to read.
Why not sell them as a lot online, instead of individually?
Or contact the "Cajun" restaurants in other states that put out bastardized garbage versions of our recipes, and offer the books to them.
Why not sell them as a lot online, instead of individually?
Or contact the "Cajun" restaurants in other states that put out bastardized garbage versions of our recipes, and offer the books to them.
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:33 pm to lhltvor
Man some of those things have value. I had a friend post an old on the bayou cookbook a few months ago and I asked her where I could get one. She said they are hard to find. I didnt believe her then I saw the price on Ebay and other sites. It was at least $200.
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:35 pm to lhltvor
Maybe a bigger public library or a college/university that has a Louisiana or culinary section
Posted on 3/3/22 at 4:42 pm to lhltvor
Donate them to the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in NOLA. The ones they don't need for their library can be sold to raise money for the museum. They have a Facebook page.
I just saw you're in Dallas. Doubt they would pick them up that far away. I would sell on Ebay. They ARE valuable.
You could sell them to ThriftBooks. They, I think, will give you cash, or at least a site credit. They resell used books.
I just saw you're in Dallas. Doubt they would pick them up that far away. I would sell on Ebay. They ARE valuable.
You could sell them to ThriftBooks. They, I think, will give you cash, or at least a site credit. They resell used books.
This post was edited on 3/3/22 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 3/3/22 at 5:45 pm to lhltvor
Any Vernon Roger books in there?
Posted on 3/3/22 at 6:54 pm to lhltvor
Whatever you do with them, scan them first and store them digitally.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:44 am to lhltvor
Try reaching out to the culinary department at Nicholls. I'm sure you can get a nice tax write off.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 8:04 am to lhltvor
I'll buy a box of them from you...will travel to pick up also.
send me your email.
send me your email.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 8:27 am to lhltvor
Start a YouTube channel where you make random things from random books.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 8:56 am to lhltvor
There is a NW La. food blogger who is into those regional cookbooks. He's also working on a masters degree in Louisiana culture or something like that.
You might reach out to him and see if he is interested or knows a place that would take them.
StuffedAndBusted@gmail.com
Regional cookbook blog post
You might reach out to him and see if he is interested or knows a place that would take them.
StuffedAndBusted@gmail.com
Regional cookbook blog post
Posted on 3/4/22 at 9:02 am to lhltvor
Good God almighty this person loved cookbooks.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 9:45 am to lhltvor
quote:
what to do with old, regional cookbooks?
cook your way through each one.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 9:56 am to lhltvor
dang there's a good chance I could learn to cook with all of those
Posted on 3/4/22 at 12:06 pm to lhltvor
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unwilling to work through these for $25-$50.
Several of he books pictured in your original post sell for that much online for EACH book.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 2:39 pm to lhltvor
This is cool.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 7:13 pm to lhltvor
With All those hundreds of cookbooks, it's more than someone who enjoyed cooking; her collection of cookbooks obviously was something that meant very much to her.
Like many have suggested, you could make quite a penny on Ebay. The ones that didn't sell could be donated to a local college or cooking school.
Like many have suggested, you could make quite a penny on Ebay. The ones that didn't sell could be donated to a local college or cooking school.
Posted on 3/4/22 at 11:44 pm to lhltvor
that’s a pretty great collection. I’m not far from you would love to check out the south Louisiana ones, let us know what route you take with them
This post was edited on 3/4/22 at 11:45 pm
Posted on 3/5/22 at 8:58 am to lhltvor
This would be prime candidate for a donation to a specialized library/archive/museum. I agree this is a great collection to try and keep altogether. I would reach out to some of the bigger universities in the area, especially ones that have an archives & special collections department, to see if there is interest. They will most likely want to know the size including an estimate of linear feet and number of items. I wouldn't expect monetary compensation but between a tax write-off and the potential long-term preservation value it could be a great long term decision.
You will make more money piecing out the collection, but there really is something there for researchers to examine the collection through the eyes of the collector.
Oh, and if you can have an idea of thing like general year range, geographical area, cuisine style, condition (archives really like it if they knew the books didn't sit in moldy or damp places) etc. that might also help with the initial description part.
You will make more money piecing out the collection, but there really is something there for researchers to examine the collection through the eyes of the collector.
Oh, and if you can have an idea of thing like general year range, geographical area, cuisine style, condition (archives really like it if they knew the books didn't sit in moldy or damp places) etc. that might also help with the initial description part.
This post was edited on 3/5/22 at 9:06 am
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