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Farm Kitchen:  A cookbook after every Farmgirl's Heart!!!  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 16 2008 : 6:08:09 PM
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Prairie Home Cooking by Judith Fertig. 400 Recipes that celebrate the bountiful harvest, creative cooks and comforting foods of America's Heartland.
This is by far my favorite cookbook that I own and every time I look in this book, I think, "I wish had a ton of money to buy a ton of copies for all of the farmgirls on the forum." There is a wonderful canning and pantry section, about what a farmstead should have "on hand" and recipes for farmhouse cheese and homemade butter. There is a game section for partridge, quail, duck and goose and other game birds (that I don't have access to :)), and the section on preserving is wonderful. This is where I'm getting my brambleberry cordial recipe and spiced pear cordial. But overall, there are just wonderful recipes for things that really speak to my soul--garden fresh foods, and flavors that meld all of our heritage in the midwest.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share this with you because if you can find it cheap enough (I got mine at half price books for $4.00--best $4.00 I've ever spent!), you should treat yourself.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Nigella
True Blue Farmgirl
386 Posts
Nigella
Chimacum
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2008 : 6:25:25 PM
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| Oooo Joni, I just bought a copy off of Ebay for $3.79 after reading your post! Thank you so much for sharing I can hardly wait to get it! |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2008 : 6:27:51 PM
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Oh, Nigella, I know you'll love it! I read it like a novel...there are so many just wonderful things in it, and I like the pragmatism, too. She also has wonderful narratives that accompany a lot of the sections, as well as certain recipes. Please let me know when you get it--it's such a pleasure!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jun 17 2008 : 06:29:41 AM
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I'm so putting this on my list, Jonni! Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds like a wonderful book. When was it originally printed, though? Is it like, a vintage book that was reprinted, or is it more modern? :)
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2008 : 06:40:40 AM
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It's a modern book--I didn't look at the copyright, but I'm thinking late 90's, early 2000's. Ms. Fertig was originally from Cincinnati, and studied cooking at La Varenne in France. The book won a James Beard Award for best cookbook, also.
I read it while lying in bed last night--it's so well informed and has such great information about different foods and cultures, all celebrating the midwest. We're not so boring, by the way!!!! :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 06:31:24 AM
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Thank you for the info....that book is definitely going on my list to get/read.....as if I need another cookbook! LOL! I'm like you though...I can read them like a novel.
Let us know what you make....happy trails!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226 |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 07:05:13 AM
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JONNI,
Just ordered it used on Amazon for 3.79. Looks like a winner.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 07:09:01 AM
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Very Cool!!! I'm so glad that you all will be able to have one, too! I really just think it's the coolest...she delves into so many cultures that make up the midwest--even Russian Mennonite noodles, polish and Ukranian beet based soups, and other things that, probably in 1940 up to the 1960's, you would have smelled cooking in mixed neighborhoods.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 09:52:50 AM
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I LOVE cookbooks.....so thanks for the heads-up about this one. I'm going to find it TODAY.
Peace, Kate
http://quintessentialkate.blogspot.com
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 09:56:38 AM
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Jonni,
Thank you so much for the recomendation!! I LOVE cookbooks and this one sounds great!! I just ordered mine off Amazon and I can not wait to get it!!
Have you seen the one on breads?  I was wondering because I thought it may be a keeper too since it is by the same lady... Anyway thank you so much!!!
And as always,
Hugz!
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 10:13:41 AM
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Buttercup--I've not tried the bread one...but it stands to reason that if I love this one so much, especially because of the way it's written (easy to follow, stuff on hand) that I would like that one, too. Judith Fertig gave a cooking class a couple of months ago on the "rich side of town" but it was on a night that I had a prior commitment (and they were BOOKED in about a minute!)...maybe next time. But, I surely enjoy her stuff.
I can't wait to hear what you all think of the book and what you decide to make!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 10:20:24 AM
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Ok Jonni,
well thank you and if I decide to get the bread one I will let you know for sure!!
Thanks again,
Hugz!
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 10:52:52 AM
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Jonni~Just got the book, and should be in my hands within 5 days!! Thanks for the recommendation!!!
Samantha
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 10:59:58 AM
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Awesome...we, all of us will have to make the same thing like in a class and see what we think! I'm so excited to have someone to bounce this book off of, now :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2008 : 11:33:14 AM
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Haha, the publishers should be giving Jonni a commission off of every book they sell to us farmgirls. 
I'm going to order one once I finish moving. :D
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 08:04:14 AM
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Hey Jonni, I am going to check it out today.....I will add it to my many cookbooks....i am up to around 200 right now, what is one more LOL!!
"learn to watch snails" SARK |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 08:15:30 AM
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I hear ya, Melanie! I have about 100, but honestly, there is at least three things I make out of everyone. Some I just like to read for inspiration :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 09:17:58 AM
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I ordered my book the day of the original post.....
Got it on eBay and it should be here today. I can't wait to read it and pick my first recipe. Let's all share what recipe we tried first.
Peace, Kate
Farmgirl sister #234
http://quintessentialkate.blogspot.com
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 23 2008 : 4:11:13 PM
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Kate, I can't wait either :) Let me know what you think you might try first. Last year I made the homemade catsup and it was SOOOO worth it! I've also cooked from it, too...I'll have to sit down tonight and see what all I've made. I've got things bookmarked with little post it stickies.
I, too, would like for us to make something "together" :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 05:08:30 AM
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I'll let you know as soon as I get it and have a chance to look through it. I was kinda disappointed cause it didn't come yesterday as I was expecting.......so keeping my fingers crossed for today. Mmmmmmmmmm, homemade ketchup????!!!! Sounds wonderful!! I've been using ketchup quite a bit lately cause I make crab cocktails (immitation crab) for my DH when he gets home from work. I use ketchup and horseradish for the sauce. Hey...maybe I can plant some horseradish in my garden!!
Peace, Kate
Farmgirl sister #234
http://quintessentialkate.blogspot.com
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2008 : 6:59:21 PM
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Yippeeee!!!! I got my cookbook today. Haven't had a lot of time to go through it...but I'm heading to the shower and then getting snuggly and starting to read it. What I did get a glimpse of I really loved. Not just recipes but stories and commentaries...and loads of useful information. Thanks for the recommendation!
Peace, Kate
Farmgirl sister #234
http://quintessentialkate.blogspot.com
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 5:52:47 PM
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Kate, you answered my question!!! I was just going to post and ask you if you'd gotten it today. It really is a wealth of information, and I just love the stories. It was funny, I bought it used, and had no idea who the author was but fell in love with the first two recipes I looked at...so while I was reading it, she kept referencing things from Cincinnati, and the surrounding area...and I kept thinking, Wow! She knows about that place, or that local delicacy? Turns out, she grew up here.
Let me know what you think after your "review"!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 08:14:16 AM
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Unbelievable! Just when I thought this cookbook couldn't get any better!!! I was thumbing through it last night, and it's so easy for me to get distracted by the reading, and wonderful insight, that I forget what I originally set out to look for...anyway, for YEARS I've looked for a sugar cream pie recipe like my Great Gran's. I've tried everyone I came across, to no avail. All my relatives remembered Grandma Theodocia mixing the actual pie in the crust with her fingers. In looking at the dessert section of Prairie Home Cooking, I ran across the recipe for Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie, and guess what???? It's the one! The recipe byline states that this recipe originally calls for "the mixing of the pie in the pie shell" which was hot on the fingers, so she's adapted it. But it's the same pie  and I'm absolutely thrilled--my Gran is right here with me.
Look's like a Sugar Cream Pie might come to Miss Wilma's Orchard Sale this weekend!!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
603 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 5:43:41 PM
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| Jonni, Got mine from ebay and hopefully should arrive soon. After reading your post - I knew I had to have one too. So glad you shared that with us. |
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sewcross
True Blue Farmgirl
54 Posts
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 7:34:11 PM
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Jonni - after reading your post I mentioned the book to my husband and he ordered one for me from e-bay. I received it today and I had to make myself put it down so I could feed the chickens and do other chores. I love it and I can't wait to try the recipes. Thanks so much for letting us know about it!
Remember, you are unique-- just like everyone else. |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 07:40:39 AM
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I'm really happy that you like it, Sewcross! I hear ya, I have to make sure EVERYTHING is done before I sit down with it :)....can't wait till you get yours, Susie!
Alright, so not to sound like a stalker, but I was so excited by the Sugar Cream Pie recipe (that really, just brought my Grandmother back to me in sooo many memories) that I emailed the author and she sent me the nicest reply almost immediately back! She said she's actually preparing a blog for "lost and found" recipes and she couldn't wait to use my email. Very nice lady, indeed!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Farm Kitchen: A cookbook after every Farmgirl's Heart!!! |
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A cookbook after every Farmgirl's Heart!!!
