The Best of The Farmer's Wife Cookbook: Over 400 blue-ribbon recipes!

by Kari Cornell (Editor), Melinda Keefe (Editor)

Overview

Long before the Internet and high-speed travel connected us all, The Farmer’s Wife magazine gave hard-working rural women a place to find—and share—advice about everything from raising chickens to running a farm kitchen. One of the magazine’s most popular offerings was advice on cooking and baking, providing farm family recipes for making everything from basic bread to nourishing stews and delicious desserts. The Best of The Farmer’s Wife Cookbook brings together 400 easy-to-follow recipes and variations along with dozens of menus that originated in farm kitchens nationwide and appeared on the pages of the magazine between 1893 and 1939. Readers will be able to prepare these foods easily and quickly, because the recipes have been updated to match the conveniences and ingredients of the modern kitchen. The Best of The Farmer’s Wife Cookbook is sure to satisfy readers in search of the flavors of farm country or those simply on the lookout for a piece of homegrown nostalgia. 
Here’s a sampling of the recipes you’ll find inside:Macaroni and CheesePieSouthern Fried ChickenFried Green TomatoesRhubarb Brown BettyScotch ShortbreadGingerbread Banana ShortcakeSpiced Oatmeal CookiesMichigan Cherry PieApple Plum JamEnglish Orange MarmaladePear HoneyCorn ChowderSwedish MeatballsSour Milk Griddle CakesStuffed Sweet PotatoesCherry Batter Pudding

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610601313
Publisher:	Voyageur Press
Publication date:	03/24/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	45 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Editor Kari Cornell has been knitting and collecting vintage patterns for years. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two sons, and a beagle.

Melinda Keefe is a former Motorbooks editor who has contributed to various titles, covering subjects from hot rodding to muscle cars to motorsports. In addition to Hot Rod Reader she edited the automotive anthology Life Is a Highway.

Editor Kari Cornell has been knitting and collecting vintage patterns for years. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two sons, and a beagle.
Melinda Keefe is a former Motorbooks editor who has contributed to various titles, covering subjects from hot rodding to muscle cars to motorsports. In addition to Hot Rod Reader she edited the automotive anthology Life Is a Highway.

Editorial Reviews

The Farmer's Wife magazine, published in Minnesota from 1893 to 1939, supplied rural women with advice for daily farm life, including new recipes and cooking techniques. Editors at Quayside Publishing Group, Keefe and Cornell here collect favorite recipes from the magazine along with illustrations, images from the covers, and advertisements. The recipes—such as Milk Hoecake, Meatballs, Chili, Bread Pudding, and Oatmeal Cookies—are terse and written for the experienced cook. This is a well-timed cookbook sure to appeal to cooks trying to work with a modest budget. It will evoke nostalgia for those in the Minnesota area.

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