Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Book Review: The Hotpoint Food Freezer Instruction and Recipe Book

Title: The Hotpoint Food Freezer Instruction and Recipe Book

Author: Virginia Francis

Date: 1955

Publisher: Hotpoint

ISBN: none

Length: 64 pages

Illustrations: many drawings, some photos, many in full color

Though it contains fewer elaborate recipes than most cookbooks of its vintage, this collection of basic freezer-food recipes belongs in the collection of anyone interested in mid-twentieth century cookbooks. The instructions for preserving food by freezing it will still work; relying on a freezer for long-term food storage is risky, but it's certainly possible to use a freezer to extend your garden seasons. This cookbook assumes more interest in keeping produce or food bought in quantities fresher longer than in making fancy dishes. There's only one page of recipes for homemade ice cream. 

I have a collectible copy in good condition. Local lurkers may begin bidding now. 

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