Fix-It and Forget-It

DESCRIPTION

Recipes adapted form the kitchens and pantries of Amish cooks. Presented in their historical setting. Beautiful color photos. Delicious, savory recipes.

Main Selection — Better Homes and Gardens Books Club. Featured by Book of the Month Club

REVIEWS

“This beautiful book by a leading expert on Amish cooking highlights traditional and contemporary recipes.” —The Cookbook Collector

“Nobody cooks quite like the Amish! Phyllis Pellman Good sets out to show how anyone can do it in The Best of Amish Cooking.” —South Bend Tribune

“Author Phyllis Pellman Good spent years researching for this exceptional book, gathering recipes from Amish grandmothers, diaries, old books, and recipe collections in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area. Recipes are delicious, hearty, wholesome, and in tune with the seasons. Descriptions of the Amish lifestyle make for a good read.” —The Cookbook Collector

“This beautiful book by a leading expert on Amish cooking highlights traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the kitchens and pantries of Amish cooks.” —Country Almanac

“Good explains how recipes, foods, and cooking styles figured into the Amish households. Directions are short and to the point, and the photos are charming.” —Booklist

BACK COVER

Main Selection—Better Homes and Gardens Cook Books Club
This beautiful book by a leading expert on Amish cooking highlights traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the kitchens and pantries of Amish cooks.
Phyllis Pellman Good has spent years researching these foods. She has interviewed Amish grandmothers and dipped into old books, diaries, and recipe boxes.
The dishes she selected are ones that were and continue to be popular in eastern Pennsylvania, usually in the Lancaster area. According to Good, they reflect the fruitfulness of Amish fields and gardens, as well as the group’s emphasis on family and community.
Color photos set the mood. Wonderful descriptions and introductions prepare the setting. And delicious, savory recipes fill this book with some of the best food you’ll find anywhere.

“This beautiful book by a leading expert on Amish cooking highlights traditional and contemporary recipes.” —The Cookbook Collector

“Nobody cooks quite like the Amish! Phyllis Pellman Good sets out to show how anyone can do it in The Best of Amish Cooking.“ —South Bend Tribune

“Author Phyllis Pellman Good spent years researching for this exceptional book, gathering recipes from Amish grandmothers, diaries, old books, and recipe collections in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area. Recipes are delicious, hearty, wholesome, and in tune with the seasons. Descriptions of the Amish lifestyle make for a good read.” —The Cookbook Collector

“This beautiful book by a leading expert on Amish cooking highlights traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the kitchens and pantries of Amish cooks.” —Country Almanac

“Good explains how recipes, foods, and cooking styles figured into the Amish households. Directions are short and to the point, and the photos are charming.” —Booklist

CONTENTS

Introduction –Who Are These People? –What is Their Food Tradition in the New World? Mainstays and One-Pot Dishes Soups and Stews Meats Vegetables Salads and Greens Pickled Relishes, Sweets and Sours Breads Pies Cakes and Cookies Puddings, Dumplings, and Desserts Fruit Butters, Jellies, and Jams Cheese Beverages Candies Menus for Special Occasions –A Wedding Dinner –A Wedding Supper –Sunday Church Lunch –A Funeral Dinner Endnotes Readings and Sources Index About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Phyllis Pellman Good, a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, native, first discovered that she was a Pennsylvania Dutch cook when she gdrew a curious audience in a dorm kitchen in New York City one evening while preparing Chicken Corn Soup. She has since authored Cooking and Memories and The Festival Cookbook, and co-authored From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens, The Central Market Cookbook and The Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals.

Today Phyllis spends much of her time as a book editor. She also edits Festival Quarterly, a magazine exploring the art, faith, and culture of Mennonite peoples. She is the author of the book, A Mennonite Woman’s Life, co-editor of the book Perils of Professionalism, and co-author with her husband, Merle, of 20 Most Asked Questions about the Amish and Mennonites.

Together she and Merle are executive directors of The People’s Place, The Old Country Store, and several galleries and related shops in Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

Phyllis received her B.A. and M.A. in English from New York University.

The Goods are parents of two daughters and members of the East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church.