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That $3 library discard cookbook from 1954 almost burned down my kitchen last night

Spent $3 on this old 'Casseroles for Every Day' book at a library sale and the recipe for 'Marshmallow Surprise' told me to bake it at 450 without mentioning the pan was suppose to be glass. Now I got a cracked dish and smoke smell everywhere, anyone else find dangerous old cooking tips in vintage books?

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foster.dylan12d agoMost Upvoted

Flip through that whole book before cooking anything. Those old recipes assume you already know things like "don't put glass in a 450 degree oven" or "that weird ingredient might be toxic now." Bet there's at least two more recipes in there that will try to kill you.

markl7511d ago

Dylan's got a good point there. You really don't want to mess with that old book without checking every page first.