The Kitchen

by Bobbie Kalman

Book Overview

In the old days the kitchen was the center of family activity. Here the settlers ate their meals, played games, and told stories with only the fireplace and a few candles for warmth and light. In The Kitchen, young readers will take a close look at the early fireplace and the tools and utensils surrounding it. Domestic chores carried out in the kitchen are described including: - baking bread - making butter - preserving food - washing clothes

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865055041
• ISBN13: 9780865055049
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

A nice children's book.

Being a history freak and a foodie I had to get this book. And it is a great, if small, book. It deals with the kitchen of the past, how it was the center of homesteads and family. There are chapters on how people baked bread, cooked over the fire, made butter, and how they preserved meat and fruit, by drying, smoking and pickling. The book also gives a lot of information about the utensils and tools used in preparing food and keeping the fire alive.