Memories of a Midwestern Farm
Good Food & Inspiration from Around Kitchen Table
By: Nancy Hutchens
eBook | 21 December 2010
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With a voice as warm as a summer breeze, Nancy Hutchens recalls afternoons in the shade of the back porch, snapping beans for canning...family reunions where the gossip was as good as the food...the serene beauty of the first frost of winter...and other cherished Memories of a Midwestern Farm.
Nancy Hutchens grew up on a southern Indiana farm in the 1950s, when horses still plowed the fields. Soap and butter were homemade, and success was a table laden with a hearty meal. Now she shares this bygone time in Memories of a Midwestern Farm, a celebration of country living sprinkled with irresistible recipes, reminiscences, and bits of timeless folk wisdom. Here are the charming poems and journal entries of Nancy Hutchens' grandmother, Mamaw Tribby; reflections on rural life from Willa Cather, Walt Whitman and others; and family photos and original illustrations that adorn the pages of this beautiful memoir.
And here are more than one hundred classic recipes handed down in the Hutchens farmhouse kitchen. From "Moist and Crunchy Fried Chicken and Gravy" and "Green Beans Country Style" to "Sweet Cherry Dumplings" and "'Get You a Husband' Apple Pie," these mouthwatering favorites bring back the sweet and savory pleasures of country cooking for any occasion and every season.
Memories of a Midwestern Farm is a delightful antidote to modern life, a tribute to the simple gifts that bring farm folks together -- hard work, close ties, and an abundance of good, wholesome food.
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INTRODUCTION
The Simple Pleasures of Life on the Farm
Through the Farmhouse Door
A Word About Farm Cooking
SPRING
The Glory of the Early Garden
A Spring Meal to Feed the Hungry Farmer
How Grandpa Started the Farm
Jeff's Special Backwoodsman's Breakfast
Strawberries Three Meals a Day
Leftovers to Treasure
SUMMER
Haying in the Fields, Canning in the Kitchen
Mamaw Tribby's Journal
A Hay Hands' Feast
Dandelion Dreams
Putting It Away for Winter
Chicken for Sunday Dinner
Family Reunion Picnic
Homemade Ice Cream Makes a Summer Afternoon
What's Summer Without Corn?
AUTUMN
Making Cider and Filling Silos
Apple Pickin' Time
Sweet Potato Pie
Feeding the Silo Fillers
Plain Country Cookin'
WINTER
Keeping Warm with Stews and Soups
Winter Breakfast on the FarmWashday StewsChristmas on the FarmMakin' Fudge 'n Keepin' BusySoups to Take the Chill off Winter NightsMother's Sugar CookiesLeaving the Farm
INDEX
ISBN: 9781439118160
ISBN-10: 1439118167
Published: 21st December 2010
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 192
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Atria Books