The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories

Although a lot of these recipes would be near-impossible to make or recreate (I can't imagine cooking starlings to have a blackbird pie), the research done for this book is impeccable! I love the fusion of quotes from the "Little House" books with the history of food and eating from that era. Getting to the actual recipes is almost an afterthought - but I found a few that I have made before without thinking about it, and a few more that I want to try!

This is a cookbook that contains recipes and information about cooking in the time of Laura Ingalls Wilder. While they may not be the actual recipes that were used, they are accurate recipes for the time period. The author also explains the kitchen of then vs. the kitchen of now . It is very for children to see the differences because it helps make the books and history real to them. The books itself is organized fairly well. It is split up into different categories like "Foods from the Tilled Fields" which are all recipes using things like grains and corns. There are some problems with organization in the fact that some recipes call for other recipes in different parts of the book which you then have to flip to. The author pulls in show more quotes from the books to help place where the food can be found in the Little House Books. This can be useful for a teacher or parent who is trying to tie the books into. The recipes will have somethings that are hard to find in modern supermarkets. I had lots of fun as a child with my mom, my third grade teacher, and my grandma doing recipes from this book. I feel that it is a good book for family time and family activities. A middle school age child should be able to understand everything in the book, but it is just more fun to use it in a group! show less

Someone returned this to the library where I work, and I thought, "I've always loved those Little House books! Maybe they'll have some good recipes I've read about as a child!" There were definitely recipes I remembered reading about when I was young. Fish, pork, molasses-on-snow candy, cracklin' bread. These and many more were part of what I loved about reading Laura Ingalls Wilder's books.

I especially loved that the author took the time to explain differences in the way many things were made during Laura's time vs. how we make them today. It was informative and enjoyable to read.

(Only three stars because I'm not actually making any of the recipes.)

I think this book is wonderful. I understand why some may not because it is better titled a cookbook rather than a recipe book. The recipes are not in a standard recipe book format and really it is more of a book you have to actually read. However, the author did a lot of research on cooking and food from the 1800's. It is this knowledge that is so fun and enriching in this book. I LOVED in the "Little House" books and read them almost every year. These recipes have been fun. I have been trying to convince Josh to read the books. He has finished Little House in the Big Woods. We can't wait to do the Molasses-on-Snow Candy this year for the first time!!

As a kid I had a paperback Scholastic book club edition of this, so I was excited to see the new edition with photographs! While the content is still all fantastic, this almost feels too fancy to cook from - I don't want to spill on the glossy photos and nice hardback cover!

I had forgotten about this until I started sorting a whole batch of clippings &etc. to organize my recipes. These recipes aren't exceptionally healthy, but they're inexpensive. More importantly, the heritage of the American frontier home kitchen is wonderfully valuable and interesting. If I liked keeping books instead of releasing them via bookcrossing.com, this is one I'd put on my shelves. Especiallly note Cambric Tea and Fried Apples & Onions.

This book gives an insight into the hard life of pioneers in our country. Though the recipes have been adjusted so modern cooks can prepare them, they still can give the reader a good glimpse of the past. The truly adventuresome could prepare these recipes over an open camping fire, using cooking implements similar to those used during the times of the LITTLE HOUSE BOOKS by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The author of this cookbook includes a lot of historical information as well as passages and explanations from the LITTLE HOUSE BOOKS.