Julia Child’s Cookbook
America’s chef was Julia Child. She learned how to cook while stationed in France with her husband. She studied under the best chefs and turned her passion into a profession. She was the first of the celebrity chefs to cook for us on television, and it was a lot of fun.
“Mastering the Art of French Cooking” is the title of the cookbook she put together while studying cuisine in Paris. This book is a treasure, no matter how tattered and well-used it is. Not just for the delectable recipes. A copy with the original jacket can fetch upwards of $2,000 in good condition.
Cabbage Patch Kids
During the 1980s, Cabbage Patch Kids were a huge craze. Parents and grandparents were willing to pay anything in 1983, just before the holiday season, to get their children one of these bizarre-looking dolls. Some major department stores had Black Friday-style altercations, which shocked shoppers and dampened the holiday spirit.
No one wants a Cabbage Patch Kid anymore, and it doesn’t matter if it comes with a birth certificate or not. Now, that dingy doll that was once a prized possession is better suited for the trash bin. A new one can be purchased from any retailer.