I used to own "Food At Your Fingertips." It came in a three-ring notebook, assuming that one would add recipes to it. I loaned it to a friend, whose father sent it to the library, but didn't tell me until way later. I was not pleased!
Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Jul 11, 2020 7:43 AM, Lora Leggett via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > I remember there was another book called Food At Your Fingertips. I never > got that one > I think one summer when I went to this 5-week program up at the Michigan > School For The Blind, there was a lady named Mrs. Schultz or something like > that. She came from somewheredown South like maybe Arkansas or somewhere. > She was older, but very kind and likeable. > I think it was a 3-volume or so soft covered book. I wish there was a way to > at least find copies of this stuff to borrow. > I also had and it could be around here but I can’t find it. It was called A > Campbell Cookbook. I have the 3 book collection from Blind Mice Megamall > now, but they are not the one that was. > There was a recipe in it called Souper Meat Loaf. It could have been either > meat loaf or Meatloaf. > Those books were so cool, and so rare back then. > Lora and Firefly > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 9:49 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind > > I was at the Texas School for the Blind when Esther Tipps was working on that > book. I look at it every once in a while. Ideas about food and nutrition > have changed quite a bit since then. But there are still good recipes and > tips and for some of us, memories. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of > Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 8:38 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Marie Rudys <marmusi...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind > > The recipes ARE the same in the audio version of Cooking Without Looking as > in the braille one. In fact, the original narration of this book was > actually read by a blind man for NLS. I found out about that a long time > ago, don't know where I heard it but it is true. I kid you not. > > Marie > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 8:51 PM Lora Leggett via Cookinginthedark < > cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > > I had the old braille book of Cooking Without Looking. Unfortunately, > > it was on my shelf in the basement and it got water damaged. I cried > > when I had to throw it out. > > But I downloaded both copies from BARD. > > The original version is read byh a gentleman, and the newer copy from > > about 1980 is read by a female. It’s about the same except it says > > visually handicapped instead of blind. > > But I think the recipes are the same in both versions. > > Lora and Firefly > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > From: Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark > > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 6:39 PM > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: Lee Mounger > > Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind > > > > Greetings All, > > > > > > While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this > > post. Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior > > at Texas School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two > > other senior guys and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill > > our graduation requirements. It turned out that we could either take > > shop or home ec which meant cooking for half the year until Christmas break. > > We had all taken various kinds of shop for years so we decided > > together that it might be fun to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. > > Tipps had been the home ec teacher for many years and in fact, she had > > written Cooking Without Looking which was inspired by her husband who > > was totally blind and had passed away sometime back. As fate would > > have it, it ended up being just us three guys and Mrs. Tipps in cooking > > class. > > It was interesting because I don't think she had ever taught any males > > much less three fun-loving guys like us and no girls in class. It was > > hard for us to take cooking class really seriously, so we probably > > took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we laughed a lot and > > worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps was very tolerant > > of us. > > For the culmination of the cooking class, each class got to decide > > what they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. When she asked us > > what we wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she looked and what > > she thought when we told her we wanted to do chili and milk shakes. > > The day before our meal, she went shopping and bought everything we'd > > need. The next day when we came to class, somebody came and told us > > that Mrs. Tipps was out sick but her message to us was to go ahead and > > prepare our meal. So I remember three unsupervised senior guys > > prepared and ate our chili and milk shakes. I think we may have > > laughed the whole period. I remember the next class when she came > > back, the only thing she said was, "You know guys, you really didn't > > have to use all the ice cream for your milk shakes". All in all, she > > was a nice lady and her book is still useful and has pretty much stood the > > test of time. > > > > > > > > On 2/18/2020 3:47 PM, Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > According to BARD there are two audio versions of the Cooking > > > without Looking book: one with a db starting with 11 and the other > > > with the db starting with 52; as well as a braille version. (I just > > > looked.) When I was a teenager in the 1970s, an aunt of mine read > > > for a Talking Book organization in the St. Louis area. She recorded > > > a copy of the Cooking without Looking book (on cassette) and gave it > > > to me at Christmas that year. I still have the cassettes, but would > > > like to get them on to a sd card for my stream. > > > Happy cooking. :) > > > Jeanne > > > > > > On 2/18/20, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark > > > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > >> I know; I used to have a braille copy. > > >> Now, the recipes I copied from it are digital, and the book Has > > >> long gone into the recycling bin. > > >> > > >> Marie > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Cookinginthedark > > >> [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > > On > > >> Behalf Of Rebecca Manners via Cookinginthedark > > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:11 PM > > >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > >> Cc: Rebecca Manners > > >> Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind > > >> > > >> I don't know about the others, but Cooking without looking is also > > >> available in braille. > > >> > > >> ________________________________ > > >> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> on > > behalf of > > >> Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00:30 AM > > >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > > >> Cc: Marie Rudys <marmusi...@gmail.com> > > >> Subject: [CnD] More books written for the blind > > >> > > >> Hello, everyone. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> For those who may be interested, I highly recommend the following > > >> > > >> Books written for the blind. They are all on Bard, > > >> > > >> And in audio formats. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Cooking Without Looking by Esther Knudson Tipps > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> There are two different recordings of this book. > > >> > > >> The information is dated, but much of it is useful and there > > >> > > >> Are many easy recipes. One of the audio versions is actually > > >> > > >> Read by a blind man from a braille copy for NLS. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> When the Cook Can't Look by Ralph Reed > > >> > > >> He is blind and explains how he does things well, how > > >> > > >> To do things step by step without vision or supervision. > > >> > > >> He has recipes in the book, and he > > >> > > >> Rates them level 1, 2, and 3. All the recipes > > >> > > >> Are easy and that book is well written. It is read by > > >> > > >> Ray Hagen. One recipe I like is sauerbraten, which is not > > >> > > >> Soaked with cookies; that recipe in the book is the real > > >> > > >> Sauerbraten. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Another book full of tips is written by a > > >> > > >> Deaf-blind woman. It is called Pathways to > > >> > > >> Independence by Rita Kersh. > > >> > > >> It covers everything from housekeeping to > > >> > > >> Cooking without sight and hearing, but those who can > > >> > > >> Hear can also benefit from this book. > > >> > > >> Please check it out. It's on Bard. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Another one available on Bard is > > >> > > >> Adaptive Culinary Techniques for the Visually Impaired > > >> > > >> It is well written by its blind author. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> I frequently monitor Bard and so all this > > >> > > >> Comes down to knowing what is out there. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Now, you have more easy recipes when you > > >> > > >> Get these books from Bard or your local braille and talking book > > library. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Of course, we should continue to help each other on the list. > > >> > > >> Don't stop sending tips!! Even I can benefit, > > >> > > >> And I'm an old hand. There are things I never would > > >> > > >> Have thought of, always something new to learn from others. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> > > >> Marie > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > > > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
