Mennonite Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley [With 8 Color Plates]

by Kate Good and Phyllis Pellman Good

Book Overview

Known for its piercing mountain ranges, its soft hilly pastures, and its Civil War secrets, Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is also the home of thousands of Mennonites. Their foods are as lush and as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561482331
• ISBN13: 9781561482337
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Good Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Featuring color photography and a spiral binding

The Shenandoah Valley has been home to Mennonites and Amish whose culinary skills and traditions have pleased palates and satisfied hungry appetites for many generations. Phyllis Good is the curator of The People's Place Quilt Museum and the author of "The Best of Amish Cooking" and "The Festival Cookbook", as well as the co-author of four other cookbooks drawing from Amish and Mennonite culinary traditions. Kate Good co-authored "Amish Cooking For Kids" along with her sister, Rebecca, and her mother, Phyllis. Together, mother and daughter have collaborated to once again showcase recipes from the Shenandoah Valley region, with Kate researching and writing the profiles of the Shenandoah Valley Towns associated with the recipes in this culinary compendium. Featuring color photography and a spiral binding allowing Mennonite Recipes From The Shenandoah Valley to lay flat upon the kitchen counter, the recipes range from Blueberry Oat Muffins, to German Potato Salad, to Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole, to Dutch Meat Loaf, to Old-Fashioned Egg Custard, to Golden Carrot Cake. If you only have time enough for one new cookbook for your kitchen, make it Mennonite Recipes From The Shenandoah Valley!