Old cook books may show the way

I decided last night to go through my bookshelves to see if there were any books I could find new homes for. In among my cookbooks I discovered 'Never too late' by Stella Atterbury. I collect interesting cook books that have a narrative to them. This one I found in the Oxfam shop in Egham. It was published in 1963. The author and her husband went down to the west country in the 50's when he retired and started a hotel and restaurant. Till then she had only cooked for her family. It has some interesting basic recipes interspersed among the narrative. I've decided to start going through it see what recipes might work in the context of the 21st century, especially with recession and harder times ahead. I don't know about other countries, but in the UK people seem to have forgotten to cook with a basic larder. They spend unnecessary amounts on expensive food and then, according to the press, throw a third of it away.

We have all sorts of cookbooks and television cooking shows here but nothing that shows people how to do things such as feed a family of 4 for 3 days on a large chicken. I was thinking that I might start a cooking blog just to pursue back to basics.