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| Thread ID: 105257 | 2009-11-25 03:24:00 | I'm going for the oddest question of the year award......... | Billy T (70) | PC World Chat |
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| 833350 | 2009-11-25 03:24:00 | The first Edmonds cookbook was published in 1907 and had 50 pages. Supposedly only two copies are known to exist. Tucked away amongst my late parents' books I have just found a 46 page copy of the ECB, minus its covers, which would take it up to 50 pages. It is clearly very old and the first page has a photo of T J Edmonds, a distinguished looking gent of about 55-60 years old. He started the business in 1879 so the company was 28 years old when edition one was published. This would have made him around 30 when he started the company so there is a fair chance that this is first edition #3. So, does anybody know how many pages the second and third editions have? I have searched, but drew a blank. Cheers Billy 8-{) :help: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 833351 | 2009-11-25 04:03:00 | Is it supposed to be worth money or something? Because if it isn't I'd bin it. It's worse than that **** In A Minute "cooking" thing on TV. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 833352 | 2009-11-25 04:07:00 | Yep. Not very successful. Only sold 3,000,000 plus copies. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 833353 | 2009-11-25 05:31:00 | I believe they have found a second house that hasn't got a copy of the Edmonds Cook Book. ;) Good luck with your search :thumbs: :thumbs: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 833354 | 2009-11-25 06:56:00 | Share the sale money? It could fund my trips to maccas where a cookbook is not needed | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 833355 | 2009-11-25 07:03:00 | Have you contacted Edmonds themselves? I'd be keen to know? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 833356 | 2009-11-25 07:24:00 | Is it supposed to be worth money or something? Because if it isn't I'd bin it. It's worse than that **** In A Minute "cooking" thing on TV. I wouldn't bin it, regardless of any adverse opinions about the current versions. This one is very likely to be worth something to a collector, even without a cover, but it means more to me than money because it was the property of my grandmother, followed by my mother, and shows all the signs of regular bench-top use. Neither this nor any of the later versions relate in any way to the Food in a Minute junk, and anybody who thinks that had best stick with takeaways, they ain't no cook. There isn't any can of this or packet of that involved in the Edmonds recipes. My wife is a superb cook and baker, she works as a caterer, and her food is superb. :drool Yes, even from the Edmonds recipes. I'll try contacting Edmonds. Cheers Billy 8-{) :wub |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 833357 | 2009-11-25 19:45:00 | I believe they have found a second house that hasn't got a copy of the Edmonds Cook Book. ;) That's very good! :lol::thumbs: |
Richard (739) | ||
| 833358 | 2009-11-26 08:49:00 | There isn't any can of this or packet of that involved in the Edmonds recipes. You sure about that? It was a way of pushing the Edmonds products. A member of my family was the author of one of the books a few years ago. Does the saying "Edmonds, sure to rise" not ring any bells? |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 833359 | 2009-11-26 09:44:00 | You sure about that? It was a way of pushing the Edmonds products. A member of my family was the author of one of the books a few years ago. Does the saying "Edmonds, sure to rise" not ring any bells? That was Edmonds baking powder and was measured in recipes by teaspoons rather than cans or packets. |
Sweep (90) | ||
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