Little House Cookbook Pioneer Foods Wilder Cooking 1989

THE LITTLE HOUSE COOKBOOK

Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Classic Stories

By Barbara M. Walker

Illustrations by Garth WilliamsFirst Harper Trophy Edition, 1989.This is a soft cover book with 240 pages. The book measures approximately 7” X 9”. There is slight wear to the corners. The inside of the book is clean. There is an inscription on the inside front cover dated 12-25-93. It says: Dear Gretchen, I know you will grow up to be as good a cook as your mom and Mrs. Claus. Ho Ho Ho, Santa

The recipes are based on the pioneer food written about in the “Little House” books of Laura Ingalls Wilder, along with quotes from the books and descriptions of the food and cooking of pioneer times. Here are over 100 authentic recipes of classic pioneer food, the food that Laura Ingalls and her family ate as they traveled from the woods of Wisconsin to the Dakota territory. All of these recipes, from pancake men to vanity cakes, are mentioned in the beloved “Little House: books, and all have been adapted for a modern kitchen.

Even more than a cookbook, though, this collection is a social history of frontier life. On the frontier, feeding the family was a task that took most of everyone’s time. Pa pursued the food with gun, trap, and plow. Ma prepared and preserved it, and the children helped in both activities. This book celebrates the rich communion of a pioneer family working, cooking, and eating together, in a time when putting food on the table meant more than just a meal. It meant survival.

The pictures are shaded because the book didn't lay flat on the scanner. They inside of the book is like new.

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