Yeah, I have a couple of the old-school Betty Crocker ones, and they're weeeiird after, like, 40 years. They've got captions like, "This is the way men like their onions," and honestly? They're fun to read, but the one I have, I don't think I'd make anything in it. My friend got me a page-a-day Joy of Cooking calendar this past Christmas, and that's true, it is better for instruction. Both're fun, though. :-D

-Kellie