October Thrifty Week #2 ~ #2 Local Community Cookbooks - Redeemer Church and Oconee County High School

A Taste of Redeemer, published in 2005.  Small collection of recipes from a local church. The recipes were gathered from church members and the book was a fund raiser for the High School Youth Group for a missionary trip to Chiba, Japan.  There are recipes for appetizers, beverages (only three), soups & salads, vegetables & sides, entrees breakfast dishes, bread and desserts. There are FIVE recipes for broccoli salad - a staple of most church pot-lucks. A much missed bagel shop/deli here town served a yummy broccoli salad under the moniker "Church Lady Broccoli Salad"!

Warrior Cookbook, published in 2010.  Another large-ish community cookbook with 336 pages of recipes collected from the parents and teachers of Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia.  I recognized a few names of the contributors as the town is the next one over from where I reside. Filled with the usual types of dishes found in most community based cookbook collections with a few exceptions. I found recipes for play dough - an edible peanut butter version and also a version meant for play only.  The last chapter touches on hints and tips, ingredient substitutions and table settings. There is a book plate before the title page that could be utilized as a gift for Mother's Day.