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Comfort Food Rewind: Ultimate Nostalgic Cookbooks to Savor

Something about cooking naturally soothes the soul. Add in nostalgic memories of the comfort of "happier times" (whether they actually were or not!) and you have cookbook magic! Check out these nostalgia-based cookbooks for some serious soothing.

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  • Betty Crocker Found Recipes

    Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing

    Crocker, Betty,
    BookNew York, NY : Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] — 641.5 Cro
  • Vintage Cakes

    Timeless Recipes for Cupcakes, Flips, Rolls, Layer, Angel, Bundt, Chiffon, and Icebox Cakes for Today's Sweet Tooth

    Richardson, Julie, 1970-
    BookBerkeley [Calif.] : Ten Speed Press, [2012] — 641.8653 Ric
  • An African American Cookbook

    Exploring Black History and Culture Through Traditional Foods

    Bailey, Phoebe,
    PaperbackNew York, New York : Good Books, [2021] — 641.5929 Bai
  • Women in the Kitchen

    Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, From 1661 to Today

    Willan, Anne,
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2020. — 641.5092 Wil
  • American Advertising Cookbooks

    How Corporations Taught Us to Love Spam, Bananas, and Jell-O

    Ward, Christina,
    PaperbackPort Townsend, WA : Process Media, [2019?]. — 641.509 War
  • Baking Yesteryear

    the Best Recipes From the 1900s to the 1980s

    Hollis, B. Dylan, 1995-
    BookIndianapolis, IN : DK, 2023. — 641.815 Hol
  • When Southern Women Cook

    History, Lore, and 300 Recipes With Contributions From 70 Women Writers

    BookBoston, MA : America's Test Kitchen, [2024] — 641.5975 Whe
  • Midwestern Food

    a Chef's Guide to the Surprising History of a Great American Cuisine, With More Than 100 Tasty Recipes

    Fehribach, Paul,
    BookChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023. — 641.5977 Feh
  • Gastroanomalies

    Questionable Culinary Creations From the Golden Age of American Cookery

    Lileks, James
    BookNew York : Crown Publishers, 2007. — 641.5973 Lil
  • The Lost Art of Real Cooking

    Rediscovering the Pleasures of Traditional Food One Recipe at a Time

    Albala, Ken, 1964-
    BookNew York : Perigee, 2010. — 641.5 Alb
  • Sweetness

    Southern Recipes to Celebrate the Warmth, the Love, and the Blessings of a Full Life

    Jordan, Christy,
    PaperbackNew York : Workman Publishing, 2016. — 641.5975 Jor
  • A Taste of Ohio History

    a Guide to Historic Eateries and Their Recipes

    Nunley, Debbie
    PaperbackWinston-Salem, N.C. : John F. Blair, Publisher, [2001] — 647.9577 Nun
  • The Best Cook in the World

    Tales From My Momma's Table

    Bragg, Rick,
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. — 641.5975 Bra
  • Old-time Brand Name Cookbook

    Recipes, Illustrations, and Advice From the Early Kitchens of America's Most Trusted Food Makers

    Crumpacker, Bunny
    BookNew York : Abradale, 2001. — 641.5973 Cru
  • America Eats!

    on the Road With the WPA : the Fish Fries, Box Supper Socials, and Chitlin Feasts That Define Real American Food

    Willard, Pat
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury, 2008. — 394.1209 Wil
  • Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts

    Stories and Recipes From Five Generations of Black Country Cooks

    Wilkinson, Crystal,
    BookNew York : Clarkson Potter, [2024] — 641.5975 Wil
  • Grandma's Wartime Kitchen

    World War II and the Way We Cooked

    Hayes, Joanne Lamb
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, [2000] — 641.5973 Hay
  • Midwest Made

    Big, Bold Baking From the Heartland

    Sever, Shauna,
    BookPhiladelphia : Running Press, 2019. — 641.815 Sev