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I tried folding a 1972 cookbook into a lamp shade and it started smelling like burnt onion soup
The heat from the bulb made the old glue and paper fibers release this weird savory scent that filled my whole living room for 3 days, so has anyone else had a vintage book give off a weird smell when you heat it up?
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oliviabennett2mo ago
Wait, you're mad that your 70s cookbook smells like actual food instead of some fake chemical smell? Old glue and paper breaking down from heat is just what happens sometimes, I've had a few old magazines get that toasty basement smell when I left them near a radiator. Honestly, burnt onion soup sounds way better than the musty, dusty farts I got from my grandpa's old car manuals. If the smell bothers you that much, just air it out for a few days, it fades, but I kinda think you stumbled onto a free candle situation.
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