Vermont Apple Pie, from a 1956 newspaper clipping I discovered tucked inside the pages of a cookbook purchased years ago. I made two pies late last night; only one made it successfully out of the oven. But messes in the kitchen should always be laughed off, one pie will be enough, and I am so thankful to share a bounty of yum with a cherished assortment of family & friends.
My mother's well-worn copy of Julia Child's now infamous Mastering the Art of French Cooking, plus a few other beautiful gems from her cookbook library––Julia's The French Chef, and General Foods' All About Home Baking, circa 1933. 
This lovely little box is everything I've ever wanted from a recipe tin. It's too good to be true, really. Such fantastic reds and yellows, and bits of greens and blues. Special thanks to Kindra for the loan, and for the recipes enclosed.
A summer's morn was yesterday spent making honey buns for busy bees...
And in these closing days of summer I relished in the discovery of some well-used recipes of old, tucked away in the pages of this 1935 publication by a certain "Mystery Chef."
Baked corn and chocolate cake must've been on the menu one eve...
And this precious notebook's pages were yellowed but blank, surprisingly, thus leading me to deem myself the Clabber Girl...
The sun still broils the blades of green, and I pause to think of the weeks that have past. I imagine the original owner of these objects, and am inspired by her pristine hand-writing and diligent scrap-saving, as the rest of my noon is spent on the lawn, dreaming about the days of old.
...And some classic Knox Gelatine cooking pamphlets, circa 1933 & 1952 respectively. Gummy sharks, a perfectly pink piped buttercream, and sublimely saturated retro food illustrations make me smile.
And, after spending two hours crawling on the floor perusing piles of said delights and talking to Bonnie about the joys of whipped meringues and Minneapolis's own Nordicware, I had to choose but a few from my pile of many. One day I'll come back with more money, Bonnie, and perhaps a tray of cookies as well.
