Cookbookaholic

Bunch of Moravian Cookbooks

So, I have been busy buying so many cookbooks since my last blog update. A ton of them!

This post will show you the Moravian cookbooks that I’ve found on eBay; well, most on eBay. These are cookbooks from churches in North Carolina; well, mostly from NC. Honestly, I can’t believe there were any left that weren’t already in my collection…but I was so wrong!

A Godly Heritage (New Philadelphia Moravian Church), Christ Moravian Church Cook Book, Friedland Cook Book: Past and Present (Friedland Moravian Church), A Collection of Recipes (Macedonia Moravian Church), Messiah Moravian Mart Recipe Book, Favorite Recipes from Our Best Cooks (Clemmons Moravian Church) and Mayodan Moravian Church Cook Book.

A Collection of Recipes by Bethabra Moravian Church 250^th Anniversary, Treasured Recipes Old & New (Clemmons Moravian Church, 1989) and Faith, Food & Worship Cookbook (New Philadelphia Moravian Church).

Here are the cookbooks from outside North Carolina: The Best of Busy Workers (Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, PA) and East Hills Moravian Church: 50^th Anniversary Edition Cookbook (Bethlehem, PA).

And here’s the cookbook I actually bought by calling the church directly. I saw this one listed online but the publication date was really recent: 2021. Why didn’t I hear about this earlier? Plus, it’s from the church where my nephew is an associate pastor…so why didn’t I hear about this earlier?

Anyways, I thought I would give them a call to see if they had any left in stock. If they did, then I’m sure the money could go toward any current mission work they’re doing.

I called the church and spoke to the very helpful Jacob. He was able to locate a cookbook and was willing to ship it to me. We finalized the transaction through Venmo and a few days later, this arrived:

Calvary Moravian Family Cookbook (Winston-Salem, NC)

I can’t guarantee that I’ve covered them all. I have really stocked up on cookbooks lately!

If I find more as I continue to blog…I’ll let you know.

Backup Cookie Jar

One of my favorite Christmas gifts from my husband is a Moravian Cookie Jar. It was from a collection called “Moravian Blessings” by Patty Bailey Sheets. In fact, there was an entire table setting…but I was too late to the party on that. Once upon a time, you could find the plates and other items at the Moravian Book & Gift Shop in Winson-Salem.

Sadly, they stopped stocking those items…and I didn’t know that. And for one of my Christmas gifts that year, I asked for a Moravian Star Cookie Jar.

At some point, my husband travelled up to the Moravian Book & Gift Shop looking to pick one up. When he got there, he couldn’t find any on the sales floor. He asked one of the employees and they looked up their stock in the system. It read that they had one cookie jar left but no one knew where it was.

Now, let me tell you that this is the one time where my husband’s OCD for straightening and organizing came in handy for me. LOL!!

He asked permission to go into the storeroom to help locate it. And they let him…

I’m sure he took his time but their inventory probably ended up with items in straight lines and stacks. And, at some point during the organizing, he found the last cookie jar!

I was so thrilled when I opened up the box on Christmas morning!

Have you ever reached a point in marriage where you start to get gifts you ask for and not what they think you should have? This cookie jar was that point for me and it was such a relief.

A few months ago, I came across another one on Facebook Marketplace. I saved it because I knew it was such a rare find! Did I need another one, no. But I wanted to keep an eye on it.

After a few months went by, I noticed that it was still listed. And knowing how rare it is, I decided to buy it. We arranged for a Saturday morning meet up and I drove up to Clemmons to get it.

See the recipe for the Molasses Cookies?

It needs a bit of cleaning up but I’ll put it on the shelf as a backup cookie jar!