The Farmer's Wife Comfort Food Cookbook

by Lela Nargi (Editor)

The very notion of comfort food could have begun in the farm kitchen, with its rich aromas of bubbling stew and apple pie, its stock of fresh eggs and butter and bacon, its warming custard on a cold winters night or cool spoonful of home-churned ice cream on a steaming Fourth of July. Culled from the pages of The Farmers Wife, the beloved magazine published and pored over throughout Americas heartland for forty-six years, the recipes in this cookbook allow today's cook to recreate all the comforting tastes of the farm kitchen--and to create new memories of food that means home. With straightforward directions and wholesome ingredients to suit the busiest farm wife--or twenty-first-century cook--these hearty soups, casseroles, roasts, pot pies, desserts, and refreshing beverages conjure all the sweet and savory comforts of country cooking at its best.Here’s a sampling of the recipes you’ll find • Mammy’s Corn Bread • Clam Chowder • Deviled Eggs • Macaroni and Cheese • French Stew • Chili Con Carne • Boston Baked Beans • Pot Pie • Escalloped Tuna and Peas • Southern Fried Chicken • Fried Green Tomatoes • Rhubarb Brown Betty • Flapper’s Pudding • Ginger Ale

Genres: Cookbooks

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

I’m a writer of books for adults and children living in a leafy corner of Brooklyn, NY with my daughter, my husband and my dog.

Reviews

[Corban Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really cool cookbook that goes back to an earlier, much....let's say simpler time in the world of cooking, haha. I really enjoyed looking at the recipes, learning the history, and in a way getting a taste of Americana.

[Janet Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those cookbooks that actually teach basics rather than expecting the reader to know how to do them.

The recipes themselves cover a wide variety of cookery that is as accessible today as it was when they were originally published. They are also frugal and budget friendly. When you consider the time period they came from, you will understand why.

I don't know what I am enjoying more, the recipes or the additional information that is included.

This cookbook is well worth adding to your collection.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very old-timey receipts

[Carol Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recipes from the Past

I had a lot of fun looking at these recipes from the past. I’ll be trying quite a few with my family.

[elizabeth johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much

Simple little tricks that I'd never heard before...it made my holiday sauces and gravy so easy! They were absolutely perfect