Customer Reviews

The All New Purity Cook Book

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I grew up with this cook book. I've Been looking for it for years. I was so happy to finally find it! I love it. The thimble cookies are the best!

A Canadian of 23 years old, she packed her bags and headed off to be a nursing missionary in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, and her mother sent with her this cookbook. Well, the pages of the Purity Cookbook are torn and stained with dirt from PNG. Then across to Australia she came to settle down with a new husband. How often this cook book was used you would not believe, the pages have notes written on them (some are now almost impossible to read), some pages are torn, others are missing and almost all pages have been impregnated with ingredients!
This is the recipe book that all 3 of us children learnt to cook from, the recipes are so simple and so delicious that I don't think anyone could fail with this cookbook. Yes, I was going to try and retype the whole recipe book to make sure that the recipes would not be lost and I was overjoyed when I discovered that the original Purity Cookbook had been reprinted. I can't wait till my mid year break from studying nursing to cook a feast!
I have so many fond memories of this book from my childhood; making sugar cookies with my mum, licking out bowls from the chiffon cake batter and learning how to make bread from scratch. This, and my mum, are what made me the reasonably good cook I am today. This has to be my most prized recipe book. If you are looking for a reliable and tasty recipe book, then this one if for you. I cannot sing its praises highly enough.

Most people who bought the Purity Cookbook in the 1960's or '70's treasure it until it falls apart. That's why I failed to locate an old copy in any of the used bookstores I visited.
The new addition is just not the same. First of all, the spiral binding is gone - that was one of the big attractions. Secondly, most of my favourite recipes from the old version are gone - for example, Shepherd's Pie, and Coconut Drop Cookies.
I am very disappointed.

My father, who was and still is the cook in my childhood home, used this cookbook so much it is now beyond ragged. I bought a used original edition copy on EBay awhile ago for myself, but I was very excited to see that it was reissued and I bought two more copies for my brother and cousin. The recipes in this book are excellent. My husband swears by the pancake batter recipe. My father has made every pie, cookie, roll etc recipe. You will not regret ordering this cookbook.

I just purchased my second Purity Flour cookbook! My first one was a gift from my sister at my wedding shower, 41 years ago! I have made every recipe in that book many times over. For years it was the only cookbook I owned. In those days there weren't many cookbooks around.
Time has passed, my children are raised. I now have over 300 cookbooks in my collection. I know I will use this new one many more times, making treats for my grandchildren, and great meals for my husband.
Thank you, Amazon, for carrying this wonderful book!

I bought this for my mom - her old Purity book looked like it had been through a WWII trench.

she loved the new one. a very Canadian book. I bet most mom's out there are in need of a new copy of the old classic - this is it - pristine.

I'm always happy to see a classic reissued. thanks.

Many years ago, as a new mother, I used this as my goto cook book I still do. My copy is tattered and torn with so much use - I purchased copies for myself and my daughters as a reminder of those days and to continue using myself. Thanks for the oppurtunity.

I got this to replace one my wife has used for over thirty years. It is truly ageless, and gets used often. If I were to have one knock against the book, it is the binding; The original book camer with wire binding and was much easier to use, being able to lie flat on the table. Otherwise, a great copy of the (excellent) original. The book was as described, promptly delivered.

My wife has been using her worn and tattered 1961 vintage Purity Cookbook achieving fantastic results. When we saw the newly reprinted version, she had to have it. The quality of the service and the product was second to none and there is no doubt we will be purchasing from Amazon.ca again. Thanks again,

Gerry

It is wonderful to have a copy of an original cookbook. I found it hard to beleive however the use of MSG in those days.
But the recipes are unbeatable and all from scratch!