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I don’t eat in bed.  But I love thinking about it.  What more delightful way to fall asleep than fantasizing about buttered toast and jam and a cup of hot chocolate?  I should’ve suspected that someone, somewhere has devoted a whole book to such deep-rooted pleasures.  But I didn’t.  So I almost laughed out loud when, at my local Friends of the Library Bookstore, I stumbled on The Eating-in-Bed Cookbook, by Barbara Ninde Byfield, with its pajama-striped cover, whimsical illustrations, and hilarious recipes.  It was published in 1962 and it certainly bears the imprint of its time.  It’s witty, irreverent, silly.  … Continue reading →