Old farm country cookbook recipes, menus, and memories

Inspired by the dishes made by his mother, Eleanor, and featuring recipes found in her well-worn recipe box, Jerry and his daughter, Susan, take us on a culinary tour of life on the farm during the Depression and World War II.

Main Authors: Apps, Jerold W., 1934- (Author), Apps-Bodilly, Susan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: [Madison] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, [2017]
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Summary: Inspired by the dishes made by his mother, Eleanor, and featuring recipes found in her well-worn recipe box, Jerry and his daughter, Susan, take us on a culinary tour of life on the farm during the Depression and World War II.
Physical Description: ix, 309 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780870208300
0870208306
Author Notes:

Jerry Apps

has been a rural historian and environmental writer for more than forty years. He is a former county extension agent and professor for the University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He is the author of many books on rural history, country living, and environmental issues, including Old Farm: A History and Garden Wisdom: Lessons Learned from 60 Years of Gardening . Jerry and his wife, Ruth, divide their time between their home in Madison and their farm, Roshara, in Waushara County.

Susan Apps-Bodilly

has been an elementary and middle school teacher for more than twenty years. She is the author of One Room Schools: Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades . Susan lives in Madison with her husband, Paul. When she's not reading, teaching, or writing, she loves biking or hiking in the woods with her family.