The Best of The Farmer's Wife Cookbook
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The Best of The Farmer's Wife Cookbook by Kari Cornell
Long before the Internet and high-speed travel connected us all, The Farmers Wife magazine gave hard-working rural women a place to findand shareadvice about everything from raising chickens to running a farm kitchen. One of the magazines 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 Farmers 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 Farmers 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. Heres a sampling of the recipes youll 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
Kari Cornell edits cookbooks and knitting books for Voyageur Press by day and spends her spare moments either in the kitchen, trying out new recipes and revisiting old favorites, or on the couch, knitting away on her latest project. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and their two sons. Melinda Keefe is an MBI Publishing editor who has contributed to various Voyageur Press titles, covering subjects from baking to knitting to travel. She worked with Lela Nargi on several previous Farmer's Wife cookbooks, including The Farmer's Wife Cookie Cookbook and The Farmer's Wife Harvest Cookbook. She lives in New Brighton, Minnesota.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780760340523 |
| ISBN 10 | 0760340528 |
| Title | The Best of The Farmer's Wife Cookbook |
| Author | Kari Cornell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc |
| Year published | 2011-03-24 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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