Not only the home-ec books, Cathy.
Virtually any of the self-published, fund-raising local cookbooks---from garden clubs, and the Junior League, and county historical societies, etc.---are chock-a-block with tried and true family favorites.
These cookbooks lie on the opposite end of the continuum from the upscale, lavishly illustrated, celebrity chef cookbooks. Most of the time they have no illustrations, or very few. And the organization often leaves something to be desired. And they look cheap.
But so what? the recipes are from people who lovingly prepare those dishes for friends and family, and are, more often than not, well worth trying.
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