1950's Esquire Cookbook

Over the weekend, I had a family reunion in Monroe, Michigan, which is around three hours from where I live in Ohio. Since I was the one in charge this weekend and pushed for a noon start time, we got up at seven and got out of Dayton around eight-ish. Did I mention that I didn't get to sleep until after four the night before? Needless to say, it was an early morning.


A little after noon, only a few people showed up and an aunt needed some spoons for the dishes she bought. Myself, my dad, and the roommate took a short drive to the most random dollar store I've ever seen! They literally had party hats and streamers for "Biker Mice from Mars" and party accessories for the original "Powerpuff Girls" cartoon right next to lighters, the same random tchotchkes you might see in the Dollar Tree, clothing, "designer" perfumes, and god knows what else.


We also managed to make it to one thrift store, but I only spent around $10, which included a few 10 cent items from their outdoor sale. After spending most of the day outside, we finally managed to get out of Michigan around six or so, and after a stop by Lima's famous Kewpee Burger, we made it home. Since I still haven't had a chance to go through the rest of the yard sale finds, I thought I would post some of my favorite pictures.


Remember this book?

It's an Esquire cookbook that I picked up at that epic yard sale. Originally published in the 1930s, this is the (I believe) third reprint, which came out in the early 60s. Still too tired to even think about working or really doing anything last night, I kicked back with "Forgotten Planet" on Netflix and pulled out the book to give it a flip through. The illustrations in this book are so amazing! I want to make them all into decorations for my kitchen LOL

And for my absolute favorite! How cute would these look framed and hung on a wall??

Hope everyone had a great weekend and found some great things!
Hope everyone had a great weekend and found some great things!
Hope everyone had a great weekend and found some great things!
Hope everyone had a great weekend and found some great things!