| Things Mother Used to Make: A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Before Contributor(s): Gurney, Lydia Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 1429010932 ISBN-13: 9781429010931 Publisher: Applewood Books OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Nostalgia has always been a part of cooking, with cooks everywhere trying to recreate the smells and tastes of their home and youth. Lydia Gurney's 1914 "Things Mother Used to Make" has this sense of nostalgia at its heart. A native New Englander, the recipes have a bit of a New England leaning, but anyone craving honest-to-goodness American cooking will find a treasure trove of recipes in this volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - General - Cooking | Courses & Dishes - General - Cooking | Specific Ingredients - Chocolate |
| Dewey: 641.5 |
| Series: Cooking in America |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6" W x 9" (0.47 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Holiday - Mother's Day |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gurney, Lydia: - New Englander Lydia Maria Gurney collected recipes handed down from generation to generation, and tested most of them in her own kitchen. In her foreword she explains, ""These recipes and Household Hints are written very plainly, for those who have had no experience. . .They are very simple, not expensive, and if followed closely, will ensure success."" |