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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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 Posted - Aug 20 2005 : 04:15:28 AM
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Years ago, I had a huuuuuge garden. I sat down and listed my plants and varieties once, and there were just over a hundred different varieties of veggies, fruits, and herbs that we grew, all organically. Of course, when you grow so much you have to put a lot of food up, and you get pretty creative in figuring out new ways to prepare them so you can avoid that "Oh no, green beans again?!" syndrome.
The two that I used the most were Janet Ballentyne's "The Joy of Gardening" cookbook, and Marion Morash's "Victory Garden Cookbook." The latter was especially deluxe; she has a great feel for produce and preparing it deliciously. Both books were structured according to different vegetable crops, so you'd get, say, twenty or so different ways to use pumpkin, or Swiss chard, or potatoes, etc. They weren't canning books; they were books of recipes for different types of produce, so you can use up your garden bounty without wearing out your family.
It occurs that these standbys that I swore by in the eighties and early nineties have been supplanted by other, more current ones. What are you using now for your produce? Is there anything new out there to replace these? And does anybody else remember these two wonderful books? |
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santa_gertrudis_gal
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Kim
Groesbeck
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2006 : 1:31:09 PM
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Old topic, but I have the answer!
I've been wanting to share great cook books. I think every kitchen needs a hard cover copy of the Joy of Cooking. Add to the list Fannie Farmer. Both are now being past on to the next generations. I have my grandmother's 10th edition of Fannie Farm published in 1951 with all of her notes. A true treasure. DD has her grandmother's Joy with all the notes.
The best produce book is:
Too Many Tomatoes, Squash, Beans, and Other Good Things, a cookbook for when your garden explodes. By Lois M. Landau and Laura G. Myers.
This book even has a tomato cake receipe. Strange receipe, but ooooh so good. DH loves the carrot cake receipe. There are great receipes for every vegetable you can think of. A must for everyone who has a garden!
Checked eBay for this book just now and there are over 10 listed. Search using "too many tomatoes".
I'm definitely looking to get the two you listed Mary Ann!
Kim
Heaven is a day at the ranch with my Santa Gertrudis! |
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
705 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2006 : 2:13:19 PM
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http://www.farmcookbook.com/index.html One United Harvest.
I bought 11 of these to give as gifts last Christmas. Julie did a wonderful job in compiling the recipes and Jason Houston's photographs are fantastic. The recipes call for fresh ingredients and don't call for a lot of odd things you'd never think of keeping in your pantry.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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