Books

I had a HUGE cookbook library back in L.A. When we were doing the moving prep, I was brutal and got rid of most of them. Of course, now I really regret having done that with certain ones. I've already had to buy back "SECRETS OF A JEWISH BAKER," which was really hard to find! But, I can't get good Jewish rye bread here, so if I want it (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) I've got to make it myself.

Now, I've decided I have to have a new copy of "THE JOY OF COOKING." When I went to look on Amazon, I saw that there's a new edition coming out that is more like the 1975 edition and even adds back some things that were missing from that, totally pretending that the universally-reviled 2000 edition never existed. It's due out on 31st October, and the pre-publication price is only $18, which strikes me as quite a bargain, since the list price is $30. Even with shipping, it STILL comes to less than that! So, I broke down and ordered it.

I hope I don't get hankerings to replace any other books! I can't really afford it and I really don't have enough space for them anyway!

But, that's the problem with moving. You throw out/give away/sell and then you are truly sorry.

I have memories of other things that I didn't keep and which I wish that I had, in particular some beautiful children's picture books that I would love to have for my sessions of reading at the library. I know we couldn't keep everything, but I think we were a bit hasty in some instances. JM also wishes he'd kept certain things that are now gone.

And, the sad thing is that most of those books wound up selling for bupkis when we sold them, but cost a fortune when you go looking for them on the used market. Ah well, no use crying over spilled milk. Besides, now I get to look at the new edition of JOY, which I wouldn't have gotten to do if I'd kept my copy!

Ciao for now.

Randy