I admit it. I have too many cookbooks. When X and I were married, he was commissioned a few times to build more shelving in the kitchen. I still had several boxes of cookbooks lined up in the garage, waiting for room inside. I have been known
to resort to eBay for one here or there, but usually I enjoy the excitement of coming face-to-face with one in a thrift shop or tag sale, (and sometimes paying a quarter).
Some of my favorites include:Pillsbury Annual Bake-Off /sI have most of them, but have not been able to get my hands on the 1st annual. From what hear, it has some scrumptious bar recipes!Sunbeam Mixmaster Product Booklets
The Sunbeam product booklets always have easy and tasty recipes. Of course, most of these vintage cookbooks do not have much to offer in the way of vegan fare, but I collect vintage cookbooks for reasons other than just finding a recipe. If I want a recipe, all I really have to do is check the internet. Another brand of product mixer booklet that has great recipes, even better than Sunbeam IMO, is Dormeyer. Beautifully illustrated as well.
Betty Crocker's Cooky Cookbooks 
Always doable recipes; illustrations are nice too. These are small booklets, but of course there are also hardback books, and later I may have a picture of some of the BC binders..Pictured here are also a Swan's Down flour booklet and a Church's Baking Powder booklet.Such wonderful recipes!Speaking of binder cookbooks...The Big Two are Betty Crocker's and Better Homes and Gardens. 
everyone has a different one...I have dozens of these, as they came out with new additions all the time. I can't decide which once I like more. They are both pretty much the same, except - and this is just my opinion,
In general, BHG had better technique directions, and I really do like their pictures. The pages seem to have held up better, and were of a higher quality- in older ones.Betty Crocker's seem to have more recipes total, and there are better instructions and ideas for, say, a young bride. There are wonderful table setting and etiquette hints.I love them both. I also like McCall's cookbooks. I think I used to have a McCall's binder much like the others, but I can't seem to find it.
Mary Mead's Osterizer cookbook(also helps to have an Osterizer) Jam-packed with just the greatest, most unique recipes ever! You can pretty much make anything with an Osterizer, apparently. That's why they last forever.This is one of my favorite because many of the recipes are vegan, even the baked desserts. Due to rationing, I guess. From Country Gentleman
CANNING! I used to can like crazy when I had a huge garden and a nice large cellar. Sigh. My favorites were the Kerr and Ball booklets from the 40s and 50s.
X took the rest of them when he left! He didn't notice that he left the very best one, and I believe, Jeff Smith's first one too! Lucky me.
