Plain and Happy Living: Amish Recipes and Remedies

by Emma Byler

Byler, an Old Order Amish from Middlefield, Ohio, offers an autobiographical medicine diary and recipe book, that's been over 50 years in the making. Here are recipes for general tonics, poultices, plasters, and remedies for specific ills, instructions for making soap, furniture polish, glue, and varnish remover, plus recipes for everything from cherry pie to Rivvel Soup. Illustrations.

Genres: Amish, Nonfiction, Health, Cookbooks, Cooking

156 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1991

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book is a rather odd collection of random snippets penned by an elderly Amish woman and collected by a man with an interest in natural medicine. I did not find it particularly cohesive or useful.