Old-time Farmhouse Cooking
Old-time Farmhouse Cooking by Barbara Swell, published by Native Ground Music in 2003, offers a nostalgic journey into traditional American cuisine. This 72-page book invites readers to explore a collection of recipes and stories that celebrate the essence of farm-fresh comfort food. With a focus on wholesome ingredients and the simplicity of rural life, the book presents a variety of dishes that evoke a sense of nostalgia for a time when meals were prepared with care and connection to the land.
Readers will find a rich assortment of creative recipes alongside anecdotes, jokes, and farm lore, all sourced from American agricultural traditions spanning the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The book emphasizes regional and ethnic cooking, showcasing dishes like cranberry beef stew and orange rye bread, while also providing insights into the history of American food culture. This edition serves as both a practical guide for cooking enthusiasts and a charming tribute to the agricultural heritage of America.
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Climb down off your tractor and dig into some old-fashioned, farm-fresh comfort food! We have got cranberry beef stew simmering on the old wood cookstove and some sweet corn just pulled off the stalks. Try a dab of this farm-churned golden butter on the orange rye bread still warm from the oven. Whether you are a born farmer, or a country-minded city person, you will enjoy these creative rural American recipes from a time when the food was wholesome and life was full of fresh air and sunshine. These recipes, stores, jokes, advice, farm lore, and illustrations were collected from a wide variety of American agricultural sources from the 1880s to the 1950s.
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