I am a 58-year-old retired high school teacher and grandmother of one little girl. I decided in February to organize my recipes and cookbooks. It took me half way through March to finish because so many of the recipes held such precious memories. None, however, were as special as the ones centered on the cookbook I placed on top of the new organizer, My First Cookbook. It truly was my very first cookbook. My mother ordered it through an offer from Imperial Sugar when I was 12 or 13 years old. The front cover is separated and it is faded and stained but I will never forget when, finally, I opened the mailbox and it had arrived. It was bright yellow with brown-haired, blue eyed, girl in a blue print headband on the cover. My mother began to help me prepare most the recipes in the little book, and I still use the “Meat Loafettes,” the “Devilish Egg,” and the “Circus Cookies” occasionally.
Gratefully yours,
Peggy Willis Murphy
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