A friend of mine loves thrift shops, garage sales and the like. She is always looking for "the prize". Yesterday, I had to call her immediately after finding "the prize". I was on 3rd floor of a thrift shop in Algona, IA and there was an old cupboard full of cookbooks. I love the "church type" ones where the recipes are tried and true. I found (for 10 cents each, mind you) one that was actually hand written and then the pages copied. It's from a town in Arkansas and then one that was from Bode, IA from 1951! The PRIZE, for sure!
I love to read them like novels and then I'll pass it on to her to "read". Heck, you might even see some of the recipes here, after I try them. How fun!!!
To top it off, I got a great big hug from a client whom I used to take care of (over 20 years ago), where I worked with the mentally challenged. Now THAT, might have actually been "the (real) prize"!
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I love treasures like that! You are so blessed.
ReplyDeleteI am from Muscatine, Iowa where Maid-Rites have a major history. My mom worked there many years ago and the "secret" is the root beer syrup they use before carbonating it. (There is no flavor of ketchups or BQ sauce like the sloppy joes you referred to.)
I like my Maid-Rites "MOIST", which means greasy. Muscatine is the only place I can find that has a special melted cheese they spread on the bun for Cheese-Rites. Other places just use an american cheese slice, which is not so tasty.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes and tips. I will be coming back to your blog often! : )