I admit it – I own a lot of cookbooks. Some of my favorites come not from renowned chefs or big publishing houses but from community fundraising committees. Soft- covered, spiral bound, and with minimal art work, community cookbooks showcase the talent and ingenuity of home cooks while raising money for local churches, hospitals, parks and clubs. Since the recipes are donated by a specific community, i.e. the members of the Junior Guild or Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, the offerings are invariably vast and varied. Some, such as the three-ingredient beer bread, are simple and tasty. Others, such as the 10-egg “English style cheese strata,” fall into the ‘creative cooking’ category. A few, such as the apple sauce-cream cheese-lemon jello-Miracle Whip salad, are plain, old gastronomic nightmares. Close to half of these books I inherited from my mother. Although she didn’t particularly enjoy cooking, she did believe in supporting my hometown. “No Fault Cooking” from the Liberty Mutual Club, “Northminster U.P. Church Cook Book,” “Favorite Recipes of Pennsylvania” courtesy of the Women’s Missionary Society, and “Cook’s Choice” …