BAKING COOKIES = LOVE!
Up for auction today is a vintage, soft-cover cookbook entitled “The Cookie Bookie” by Diane Fine and Ria Teale. This is a review copy of this cookbook, meaning it was a copy sent to critics, in order for them to give their opinion about its quality. There is a sheet, indicating publication date info (Feb 26, 1985), who the authors are (Diane Fine and Ria Teale), and directions for the reviewer, from the publisher, which read “please do not publish your review before above date” and “we would appreciate receiving two copies of your review.” This sheet will be included with the cookbook (I will lay it on the inside of the front cover) and you can see it in the third photo, above. The cookbook is also a First Quill Edition (see fourth photo, above).
Here’s a paragraph, describing the cookbook, found on the back cover:
Ginger Snaps, Peanut Butter Cookies, Rugelach, Florentines, Chocolate Chip Cookies (naturally), Coffee-Toffee Shortbread, Coconut Puffs, Poppy Seed Cookies, Hermits and more….Here are forty-five of the tastiest cookies ever invented. Most are as nutritious as they are sweet-toothsome, with whole grains, nuts, dried fruit, and natural sweeteners. The rest are unforgettably, sinfully, blissfully light, sugary, and buttery. With easy-to-follow directions, lots of helpful tips on mixing, baking, and storing cookies, and more than fifty enchanting illustrations, The Cookie Bookie will appease cookie monsters everywhere.
Here’s the introduction found inside the cookbook:
Once upon a time, there was a little Canadian girl and a little Dutch girl who, among other things, had cookies in common. After many months of experimenting and “expanding,” they had so many cookies they didn’t know what to do. So…they decided to share their delectable discoveries with you!
Being wives and mothers, they found that baking cookies offered a creative challenge. Both faced a constant shortage of time and money. (One was even known to devour cookies while still in their frozen state!) The simple, no-fuss preparation of inexpensive, wholesome cookies was ideally suited to their hectic life-styles.
They discovered that the word “cookie” originated from the Dutch word koekje meaning small cake. One of the earliest known recipes for such small crisp cakes dates back as far as 1563, in the case of simnel cakes in England. These cakes became popular because they solved the problem of stale leftovers: They were handy and portable and had better keeping qualities. Another early cookie was developed by seafaring people of the 17th century who baked a bread-type biscuit with flour, fat, and water, omitting the rising agents of eggs and yeast to make sure they would keep during their long voyages.
Down through the centuries, little has changed. The advantages still hold true but, with the advance of technology and expertise, cookies can be much more wholesome, varied, and palatable. One no longer has to be a wayfaring seafarer to try the cookies of other lands.
Our two cooks believe in maintain the home-baked tradition of cookies and the pleasure derived in their preparation. They have discovered it can be just as gratifying to bake the cookies as it is to present and consume them.
Everyone seems to benefit from the therapeutic, tactile involvement of mixing, shaping, pressing, and cutting cookie dough. Diane and Ria find their children especially enjoy participating in the preparation, and the hardy nature of the cookie dough is ideally suited for their less delicate handling. Of course, once involved in the evolution of a cookie, children are much more appreciative of the finished product. The sumptuous aromas that waft through the kitchen are further rewards.
On the practical side, Diane and Ria find that cookies are quicker to prepare than cakes and breads because they seldom require much whipping, kneading, or rising. Every mother’s dream is to replace the dreaded chocolate bar in her child’s diet with a healthy, nutritious alternative. Homemade cookies are their answer to this problem. Just knowing that they can provide their loved ones with something both salubrious and sweet is incentive enough to embark upon yet another cookie-baking adventure.
Cookies are decorative and most appealing when stored in a variety of glass jars that display them in all their glory. Presentation requires only arranging a selection of cookies on a doily-covered serving plate (impressive to even the most sophisticated guest!), doing away with the need for cutlery and plates.
Another bonus (passed down from those ancient mariners) is the ease of storage. Most cookies can be stored in airtight jars or tins for many weeks (shortbreads being particularly well-known for their longevity). Some cookies are best preserved by freezing them at the height of freshness. This isn’t necessarily an inconvenience as they defrost in minutes. Often one can freeze the prebaked dough and bake the cookies when desired. A recipe calling for refrigeration before slicing is ideally suited for freezing.
The following recipes should inspire you to new adventures in the world of home-baked cookies. After all is said and done, the life of a cookie should be brief!
So, if you happen upon a trail of crumbs in the woods, follow it and perhaps you will discover the little Canadian girl and the little Dutch girl, living happily ever after, in their wholegrain gingerbread houses with all their gingerbread men.
Here’s a list of the contents found inside the cookbook:
Introduction
Helpful Hints
Variations
Preparation
Systemization
Manipulation
Materialization
Preservation And Refrigeration
Ingredients
Flours
Baking Powder/Baking Soda
Oils
Flavorings
Sugars
Eggs
Nuts And Seeds
Spices
Chocolate
Decorations
Tools
Mixers
Baking Sheets
Cookie Presses And Cutters
Seed Cookie Recipes
Caraway Seed Cookies
Open Sesames
Poppy Seed Cookies
Cardamom Honey Pryanik
Nut Cookie Recipes
Almond Crescents
Chinese Almond Cookies
Coconut Crunch
Hazelnut Cookies
Mandelbread
Peanut Butter Cookies
Pecan Pearls
Walnut Rugelach
Dough
Filling
Whole Wheat Cookie Recipes
Gerard’s Buckwheat Inventions
Healthy Wealthy Cookies
Molasses Flapjacks
Muesli Pieces
Scottish Oatcakes
Bran Hermits
Ria’s Zig-Zogs
Granola Bars
Granola Mix
Shortbread Recipes
Cashew Shortbread
Coconut Puffs
Instructions For Using A Shortbread Mold
Coffee-Toffee Shortbread
Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread
Shortbread
Peppermint Icing
Whole Wheat Shortbread
Ginger Shortbread
Maple Shortbread
Chocolate Cookie Recipes
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Plus (Whole Wheat And Almond)
Chocolate Mulattoes
Chocolate Rice Date Crispies
Diane’s Dreams
Helene’s Florentines
Spice Cookie Recipes
Black Pepper Biscuits
Curry Biscuits
Cinnamon Triangles
Ginger Snaps
Gingerbread Men
Speculaas
Fruit Cookie Recipes
Banana Cookies
Currant Cookies
Date Cookies
Hamantashen
Filling
Pastry
Orange Cookies
Lime Biscuits
Applesauce Cookies
Applesauce
The cookbook is in good condition. The front of the cover shows light yellowing and light staining. There’s a large, thin scuff mark, which forms a line that runs the width of the cookbook, near the center. There’s also a scuff mark, which forms a line, that’s skinnier than the previous one I described, that runs about half the length of the cookbook, located near the right side edge. (Please see the first photo, above, for a better idea of all the scuffing). The corners show light scuffing. There’s very light scuffing, along the right side edge. There’s light scuffing along the top and bottom edges. There’s a tiny tear, in the lower left hand corner. There’s a small tear, in the upper left hand and upper right hand corners. There are a couple of medium-sized crease marks, in the upper left hand corner. There are a few small crease marks and a large, light crease mark, near this same corner. There are a couple of large, light crease marks, near the lower left hand corner and in the upper right hand corner. There’s both a small, light crease mark and a large, light crease mark, in the lower right hand corner. There’s a medium-sized, light crease mark and a couple of large crease marks, near this same corner (one of these is light). There are a few small crease marks and a large, light crease mark, along the top edge. There are a few large, light crease marks both near and along the right side edge. There are a few small and large, light crease marks, along the bottom edge. There are a few various-sized, light crease and scratch marks, throughout (most of these aren’t that noticeable, there’s a large crease mark, a bit below the lower right hand corner, which is a bit more noticeable than the rest). There are also a few small to medium-sized scuff marks, throughout. The tears and crease marks I have described, show through to the inside of the front cover. There’s a light amount of scuffing and a medium amount of creasing, along the spine. There’s also light scuffing, along the top edge of the spine and a medium amount of scuffing, along the bottom edge. The back of the cover shows a light amount of yellowing and a heavier amount of staining. There’s a large, thin scuff mark, which forms a line that runs the width of the cookbook, near the top edge. Just below this line, near the left side edge, is a medium to large-sized chunk of scuffing. There’s another large, thin scuff mark, which forms a line that runs the width of the cookbook (about a third of the way), near the bottom edge (Please see second photo, above, for a better idea of all the scuffing). The upper right hand corner and the lower left hand corner, show a light amount of scuffing. The upper left hand corner, shows a medium amount of scuffing and the lower right hand corner, shows a heavy amount of scuffing. There’s a tiny tear, in the upper left hand corner. There’s a couple of small tears, in the lower left hand corner and a small tear, near the lower right hand corner. There’s a medium-sized, light crease mark and a large, light crease mark, in the upper left hand corner. There’s a medium-sized, light crease mark, near both the upper and lower left hand corners. There’s a small crease mark, in the upper right hand corner. There’s a large, light crease mark, near the lower right hand corner. There are a couple of large, light crease marks, near both the upper and lower right hand corners. There are a few small to medium-sized crease marks, along the top, bottom and left side edges. There are a few large, light crease marks, along the left side edge and near the bottom edge, as well. There are a few various-sized, light crease and scratch marks, throughout (most of these are hardly noticeable). There are a few small to medium-sized scuff marks, throughout, as well. The tears and crease marks I have described, show through to the inside of the back cover. The inside of the front and back covers, show light yellowing and light staining. There are a couple of small tears, along the top edge, on the inside of the front cover and a few tiny tears, along the right side edge, on the inside of the back cover. You can see the glue from the binding, on both the inside of the front and back covers, however the binding remains tight. The main pages are lightly yellowed. Some of the pages also show light staining. Some of the pages have a small, light crease mark or two, here or there (most of these are located near a corner). All the pages are fully legible. The book has a light, musty smell due to storage.
What a rare, vintage find! I love the colorful, kitchen scene featured on the front of the cover. From the bright yellow curtains, that have little flowers on them, hanging over the kitchen window, to the cute little rack that’s hanging with spice shakers on it, on the right side of the window, to the potted plant on the shelf, to the left side of the window. But my favorite part is, if you’ll notice, that the window is slightly cracked open and there’s a hand creeping in, stealing a cookie, from the ones that have been freshly rolled out, and cut into different shapes, on the kitchen counter. Too cute! J I know a few of these cookie snatchers myself, when I bake cookies and I’m sure you do too! There are several interesting recipes for cookies inside the cookbook, as well. You can try your hand at Cardamom Honey Pryanik, Ria’s Zig-Zogs, Molasses Flapjacks, Speculaas, etc. Treat yourself to this fun cookbook, or give it to a special cookie lover, as a unique gift!
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