The Shaker Kitchen: Over 100 Recipes from Canterbury Shaker Village

by Jeffrey Paige

Fresh indigenous ingredients become sublime dishes in this collection of simple recipes from Canterbury Shaker Village, a historic Shaker community in New Hampshire. Jeffrey S. Paige, who learned cooking techniques and philosophy directly from the last living Shakers, offers more than 100 recipes for Shaker-inspired soups and chowders, salads and dressings, breads, meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and desserts. 45 black-and-white photographs.

177 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 1994

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a Shaker enthusiast, and enjoy reading anything by and about the community. There's some great recipes and some great stories and memories. As part of a study group, I can spot some inaccuracies, but no written history is totally accurate! It's a great book for cooking.