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Loading... Old Farm Country Cookbook: Recipes, Menus, and Memoriesby Jerry Apps
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When Jerry Apps was growing up on a Wisconsin farm in the 1930s and 1940s, times were tough. Yet most folks living on farms had plenty to eat. Preparing food from scratch was just the way things were done, and people knew what was in their food and where it came from. Delicious meals were at the center of every family and social affair, whether it be a threshing-day dinner with all the neighbors, the end-of-school-year picnic, or just a hearty supper after chores were done. As Jerry writes, "For me food will always be associated with times of good eating, storytelling, laughter, and good-hearted fun." Inspired by the dishes made by his mother, Eleanor, and featuring recipes found in her well-worn recipe box, Jerry and his daughter, Susan, take us on a culinary tour of life on the farm during the Depression and World War II. Seasoned with personal stories, menus, and family photos, Old Farm Country Cookbook recalls a time when electricity had not yet found its way to the farm, when making sauerkraut was a family endeavor, and when homemade ice cream tasted better than anything you could buy at the store. No library descriptions found. |
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The recipes are detailed to permit easy use. Some are common, such as mashed potatoes or backed fish, others are suited for wild game, such as fried squirrel or baked rabbit while others are, well, unusual, like chocolate sauerkraut cake or potato chip cookies. If you are in to experimenting and cooking from scratch, give some of them a try.
What I like most about this work is author Jerry Apps’ memoires of his youthful life on the farm. It was a life that saw the advent of electricity, fishing for food, chores, the Depression and World War II. Some provide insights into another life style. How many readers have used syrup or lard pails for lunch boxes or butchered chickens? Have you ever thought that milk stored in an icebox would not be as cold as that from a refrigerator? It makes sense but it never crossed my mind. The impressions left by visitors from the city are interesting. Some sidebars are informative as the account of how ice was harvested, some are practical as is the explanation of the qualities of various types of fire wood and the note about Victory Gardens brings to life an historical topic of which most have read.
Authors Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodily have crafted an easy, light, informative and entertaining read. Each chapter highlights memoires associated with food. At the end are several related recipes. This is a book to read, enjoy and, just maybe, go back and follow one of those recipes.
I did receive a free copy of this book without an obligation to post a review. (