Following up last week’s question about reading writing/grammar guides, this week, we’re expanding the question….
Scenario: You’ve just bought some complicated gadget home . . . do you read the accompanying documentation? Or not?
Do you ever read manuals?
How-to books?
Self-help guides?
Anything at all?
When I purchase a household item I always have the manual nearby and most usually I will need it for a reference. What really stinks is when I need it because something not too unusual has happened and I can't find it.
How-to books? Most definitely! I love gardening books, quilting, and knitting. And I'm not sure if this fallis in the "how-to" category but I LOVE cookbooks. This is such a significant problem I force myself to wait at least a day or two before I impulsivly purchase a cookbook. The only exception is if I am out of town. Then I throw budget caution to the wind and buy a local cookbook.
Self Help? No, I am completely hopeless with this genre!
5 comments:
My answer is similar.
I like the idea of a collection of local cook books. In the UK there is so much regional cooking that simply isn't well enough appreciated. this would be a lovely way of exploring new recipes and keeping old traditions alive.
I guess I just don't get the draw of the cookbook. I do love like local cookbook especially ones that are put out by a group or organization. I used to read a lot more cookbooks but now my cookbook is the whole internet. Sure, when I didn't have the internet I was constantly over at my neighbor's flipping through HER cookbooks.
I've got to admit I hadn't thought of cook books as "how-to" books either, but I'd say they certainly are!
Mine's up:
BTT
Now when John Wayne rode in to town to tackle the cattle barons in their fancy Eastern Style ranches you never see anyone struggling with a flat pack manual. Yet mail order catalogues took off in the 19th century so did the fancy furniture arrive all made up? We need an answer!!
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