Denis Laycock - a daily reader of Brigg Blog "to keep in touch with my home town" - was interested to see our post about Wrawby WI’s new recipe book and hopes it sells well.
He suggests the Women's Institute is "treading a well-worn path". For Denis has a copy of an old book (1937) called Recipes from Wrawby which contains recipes and household hints collected from WIs all over England.
He says it makes fascinating reading, not only because of the hints and recipes but also because it contains the names of contributors such as Z. Hett (president) E. A. Spilman (treasurer), Mrs Curtis, Miss Landers, Miss E Andrew (all Wrawby); Mrs Hubble (Brigg) and Mrs Drust (Scawby).
Denis adds: "The story of how I acquired the copy is quite interesting (well, to me it is!).
"It belonged to my wife’s grandma - a cockney who was living in Upminster, Essex, at the time of her death. She had been bombed out in the war, but the book had survived.
"I came across it when I helped to clear up her possessions with my wife and mother-in-law (both Londoners) following Mrs Warner’s death in 1972.
"So how had it ended up in the possession of a lady who had lived all her life in the London area?
"That we did not know, except that, at some time, she had been friendly with a member of the Cheeseman family from Brigg. It would have been discarded if I had not claimed it.
"The book is not rare - it turns up from time to time on ebay!
Denis kindly emailed these images which he feels may be of interest to followers of Brigg Blog.
In 2014, Brigg Blog featured Fascinating Memories of a Brigg Paper Boy by Denis Laycock. Refresh your memory by using this link...
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