December 2025
I enjoy reading community/contributory cookery books. Arguably they are a record of what people actually ate which may be at variance to published recipes. They often are published as fund-raisers for some project linked to the publishing group. Some are fundraisers for the general coffers of the publishers. Others are published on the anniversary of institutions or events linked to the publishers. Most publish the names of contributors. Some carry advertising for businesses in the community quid pro quo for donating funds. Some are commercially printed quid pro quo also in return for advertising. Some have quite sophisticated illustrations or photographs others only have images on the front cover.
