I do have to agree that the clippings are likely bookmarks, just from my experience – if I cut a clipping, or have an expired coupon, that I no longer need, I tend to use it as a bookmark eventually. And cookbooks (that don’t come with riboons)accumulate bookmarks faster than other books do. Although the money surprises me… thinking on it, I MIGHT have used a cheque at one point, but never cash. Although any cash I had is almost guaranteed to be of a higher value, because by the time that I would have two whole dollars at a time the toonie was already well established.

I think CAN$9 is pretty good, for a good-condition hardcover book this useful. 90% of recipe books that aren’t JoC seem to be be “Shock your friends with teh easy meals + reduce fat.” Neither of those are particularly priorities for me; I’d rather learn to do it right first, healthy and quick can come later.

As for the cost, well, maybe I’m still in textbook mode, where a used, 400 page softcover still fetches > CAN$40. (I also picked up *Murder on the Orient Express, for $3.50.)