covers of the i hate to cook book, 1960 and i try to behave myself, 1963 by peg bracken. illustrated by hilary knight.
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ooooh! I'd love to have these framed in my kitchen!!
Posted by: Deneen | April 02, 2011 at 11:56 AM
my mom has both of these books... I hope I will inherit them. There are some great recipes in it. One of our family's favorites - go back to bed stew. you dump all the ingredients in a roasting pan, turn your oven on to 200 or 250 and put it in - go back to bed was the final instruction...ha.
Posted by: amy griffeth | April 02, 2011 at 03:04 PM
Peg Bracken was my kind o' cook! We call her methods the "Dump and Shove-It" school of cooking...Dump it in the pan and shove it in the oven!!! Yes!
Posted by: Ellen B. | April 04, 2011 at 05:49 PM
I have and love her I hate housework! It's the best.
Posted by: erika | April 09, 2011 at 09:41 PM
these titles are hilarious - and the cover art is fantastic!
Posted by: Molly | April 20, 2011 at 08:54 AM
How cool! My mom has the "I Hate to Cook" book, and I recently found the "I Hate to Housekeep Book" at a book sale. We've never seen the Etiquette book before.
This is her blog...
www.littleeyecatchers.com
Love your blog!
Ava
Posted by: Av Cruz | April 23, 2011 at 08:13 AM
I love Peg Bracken! She's full of good tips (and awful recipes).
Posted by: Richmonde | June 09, 2011 at 03:47 PM