[Zhang Fei]

I would bet that there are many households which don’t even own a cookbook, don’t do any menu planning and wouldn’t dream of going on-line to download any recipes.

Libraries are full of cookbooks. As are thrift stores.

[Grams A]

Libraries are full of cookbooks. As are thrift stores.”

I have bought some great cookbooks in thrift and second hand stores, some of them really old and very interesting to read. I have all my mom’s old cookbooks plus have amassed quite a collection of my own.

Took my grandson to the library last week. All the computer stations were full with people waiting, nary a soul was reading or even looking at books.

If people want to learn to cook, they are plenty of ways to learn. I learned at my mother’s knee and on a wood stove but she still made me take sewing and cooking classes in high school.

I have always contended that all high school students should take a life skills class which includes areas such as menu planning, thrifty shopping, cooking, cleaning, basic sewing, budgeting, etc.