I had some old cookbooks but I had a huge 3X5 card collection of recipes. Started it when I first got married. Kept it in a super long file drawer that same size. Was probably 18” deep. I winnowed through them and most I didn’t not want anymore so next time I went to the dentist with the old old magazines I left them on the table. Heard later they were a big hit.
I would have enjoyed looking through those recipes a lot more than the magazines that are usually in doctors’ offices - great idea!