Mennonite Community Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes

Mennonite Community Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes

• Over 1,000 recipes rescued from old, handwritten cookbooks
• Recipes have been updated with standard measures and directions
• Chapters begin with nostalgic recollections and handsome drawings of days gone by
• Paperback
• Showalter, 6" x x8-1/2", 494 pp.

<p>Mennonite Community Cookbook by Dr. Mary Emma Showalter rolls up nostalgia, simple cooking, and hearty dishes into one package that s sure to produce blue ribbons at the county fair. Old fashioned cooking and traditional values thread through this book of food history, frequent Pennsylvania Dutch favorites, and stories of beloved relationships. The brainchild of Dr. Mary Emma Showalter, this <q>mother of all Mennonite cookbooks,</q> brings a touch of Mennonite culture and hospitality to any home that relishes great cooking.</p><br><br><p>Original directions like a dab of cinnamon or ten blubs of molasses have been standardized to help you get the same wonderful individuality and flavor. A classic collection of more than 1,100 recipes (older versions are now collector s items), this cookbook provides a roadmap for families wanting to cook from scratch.</p><p> Nearly half a million copies sold on the 65th anniversary of its original printing.</p><br><br><p>This 65th anniversary edition adds all new color photography and a brief history while retaining all of the original recipes and traditional Fraktur cover art.</p>