8. As with collectibles, people also have very strong feelings about foods   
   from their past.  Sometimes these special recipes get lost. This section is to   
   help people who are looking for lost recipes from their past.  If you submit a   
   request, please include the geographical region where you tasted the recipe.   
      
   There were no requests for vintage recipes this week. But we wondered if   
   anyone wanted to share comfort foods create by family members that probably   
   weren't in any cookbooks - whether you loved them or hated them!  Two readers   
   were kind enough to share their stores:   
      
   "Your newsletter said you would like to hear about comfort foods from long   
   ago.  Well, mine was the original Gerber babyfood vanilla pudding they would   
   have for desert.  It came in a 8oz.  glass jar, and probably had all the   
   CÇÿbadCÇÖ things in there like real butter and sugar.  It would melt in your   
   mouth!  My mother would always have it in the house when I was very young as I   
   was the oldest and other siblings came after me.  There was always a baby in   
   the house for years.  When I got hurt or sick she would get some pudding for   
   me and it was so good -- I always felt better.  I used to buy it on my own   
   when I was older but now it has a totally different taste because they have   
   eliminated all the tasty ingredients and made it healthy. So I donCÇÖt buy it   
   anymore but I can think back and remember my MamaCÇÖs love in that little jar   
   of pudding.  I wonder how many pre-packaged foods that used to be around we   
   all have a hankering for?  Sincerely, Sarah B"   
      
   "Great topic - I'll bet you get a flood of replies. My Mom had two comfort   
   foods she occasionally indulged in - I never understood them, and never joined   
   her in these occasional "feasts." The first was simply bread and milk - just a   
   bowl of cold milk with chunks of white bread torn into it.  No seasonings,   
   just bread and milk.  The second was pickled pigs feet, which came in a glass   
   jar from the supermarket (put up by Hormel, I think).  We kids would say many   
   variations of "Ewww," while she just smiled, ate the whole jar, and said "All   
   the more for me." To this day, I've never summoned the nerve to taste this   
   "delicacy." Linda F."   
      
   If you have a vintage recipe request send it to recipes@tias.com and we might   
   just publish it here.   
      
   TIAS.com merchants have well over 4,000 cookbooks for sale! You can   
   see them here: http://www.tias.com/books/cooking/   
      
   Be sure to check out our vintage kitchen collectibles section online at:   
   http://www.tias.com/showcase/1/Kitchen_Collectibles/1.html   
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