I've just had some new shelves for my cookbook collection made for our kitchen, and they are exactly how I wanted them, thanks to the practical input of Alex, of A.A Cabinets who had to interpret my ideas into timber. No mean feat I can assure you! Here are two photos, the one on the top has the the books that were on the old shelves and on the bottom almost fully laden, so you can see how much space I've gained. It's wonderful to have so many of them in one place, it's been like greeting old friends trying to decide which ones should have a place here.
The two books I have the fondest memories of are long term residents. Bakery by Maria Floris bought in 1971 gave me such inspiration and began my enthusiasm for making bread and two years later I bought my copy of Dorothy Hartley's Food in England. This is the book that began my curiosity about ingredients and how others used them, and in the forty years since it has been written I don't think it has been bettered, it's both usable and readable. Not to say that I don't love my Elizabeth Davids, Delia, Nigella and so on, they just don't have the associated nostalgia. Now thanks to my wonderful new shelves they can all share the kitchen with me!
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