I am a collector of cookbooks. The older the better. I find them fascinating. The history of where the average housewife/cook came from and how we got to where we are today with the foods we prepare for those we love. Most of my readers know that the very name of my business comes from an old cookbook, The Buckeye Cookery cir 1876. My most recent addition has me completely enthralled. While in Mineral Point Wisconsin last weekend, just milling around a small flea market mall, tucked in amongst a few other old books, was the Gold Medal Cook Book. Compliments of Gold Medal Flour manufactured by Washburn-Crosby CO., Minneapolis Minn. cir 1904. (For just a mere $7.00). My love of all things Edwardian causes a conflict within as to whether my most favorite part of this find are the recipes or the advertisements. Which brings me to why I am devoting an entire blog entry to this crumbling gem. The first pag...