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ISBN
9780836199451

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Herald Press
ISBN-10
0836199456
ISBN-13
9780836199451
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208760418

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mennonite Community Cookbook : 65th Anniversary Edition
Number of Pages
526 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2015
Features
New Edition
Genre
Cooking
Author
Mary Emma Showalter
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
24 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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In the 1940s, Mary Emma Showalter began a cookbook project, collecting old Mennonite recipes that were handwritten in notebooks because she feared that soon the notebooks would be discarded. As Mennonites began moving beyond their home communities during the Second World War, they were learning to cook new foods and were less apt to use the old recipes learned from home. She also noticed that Mennonite communities in various states and provinces had similarities, so she assumed they had common roots and were old favourites. Reading these recipes was very interesting, especially since they were collected so many years ago. This cookbook is a historical document that can show how Mennonite cooking has changed over the years., One of my guilty pleasures is collecting cookbooks, so when someone contacted me recently asking if I would be willing to review a cookbook for them I jumped at the chance to do so. The Mennonite Community Cookbook is filled with over 1,100 authentic Amish/Mennonite recipes. Many of which I recognize of things we used to eat at Grandma's house. I can't wait to make some of the pudding recipes later this week, in fact I might just try the Cracker Pudding recipe first. It's something my children have yet to be introduced to, and I used to love it. Old Fashioned Bean Soup, or as we used to call it; Bread Soup which is often served at some Amish church meals is included. Things like Snitz and Knepp, Fried Bread Cakes, Corn Meal Mush, Hasty Pudding, and Apple Fritters are only a few of the many things I can't wait to recreate from my childhood. If anyone is looking for a collection of simple downhome/Amish recipes I would recommend this book to them., I rely on my pantry when it comes to trying a new recipe and I look for recipes that only take ingredients I would normally stock in my pantry. This Mennonite Community Cookbook by Dr. Mary Emma Showalter has just that. She highlights a simple cooking style with this collection of old-fashion Mennonite recipes, while mixing in some traditional values and food history. All the recipes in this cookbook come from over 125 women located in Mennonite communities throughout the United States and Canada. All the recipes remind me of how my mother and grandmother taught me how to cook. Not with fancy pre-packaged food, but with ingredients that were always stocked in their pantry. Using produce and meat that was raised right on the farm to make good old-fashion hearty meals. My kind of cooking! If you love to cook with common ingredients, and want to provide healthy hearty meals for your family, I would highly recommend Mennonite Community Cookbook by Dr. Mary Emma Showalter.
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
This "grandmother of all Mennonite cookbooks" brings a touch of Mennonite culture and hospitality to any home that relishes great cooking. Mary Emma Showalter compiled favorite recipes from hundreds of Mennonite women across the United States and Canada noted for their excellent cooking into this book of more than 1,100 recipes. These tantalizing dishes came to this country directly from Dutch, German, Swiss, and Russian kitchens. Old-fashioned cooking and traditional Mennonite values are woven throughout. 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. Showalter introduces each chapter with her own nostalgic recollection of cookery in grandma's day--the pie shelf in the springhouse, outdoor bake ovens, the summer kitchen. First published in 1950, Mennonite Community Cookbook has become a treasured part of many family kitchens. Parents who received the cookbook when they were first married make sure to purchase it for their own sons and daughters when they wed. This 65th anniversary edition adds all new color photography and a brief history while retaining all of the original recipes and traditional Fraktur drawings. Check out the cookbook blog at mennonitecommunitycookbook.com

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    Mennonite Community Cookbook

    Finally! A copy of the cookbook my Mom used all her life. Excellent book and prompt delivery.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: olderbutbetter

  • Great book

    This is a very large community cookbook! Lots of tried and true favorite. I can’t wait to try them out!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: bargainbookstores

  • very good book, lots of info

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  • Not a normal cookbook

    Thought it would be more of a cookbook. Type is small difficult to read. Will probably just gift the book

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  • Mennonite Community Cookbook 65th Anniversary Edition

    If you're looking for a great Mennonite cookbook, this is it!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: bargainbookstores