San Antonio College Library

A collection of recipes from American history that are in danger of extinction that also includes some of Lari Robling's personal cooking memories and food stories.

Collects recipes, histories, and trivia of American favorite foods, including chocolate chips, corn dogs, and steak.

The Thornes grew up on Yankee cooking, and they were moved to find that culinary tradition alive in saltwater Maine. In "Here," the first section of the book, they renew their acquaintance with familiar dishes - lobster stew, baked beans, blueberry bread-and-butter pudding - in both Down East vernacular eating places and home kitchens. The second part of the book, "There," traces Thorne's love affair with the cooking - New Orleans Creole and bayou...

A classic collection of honest American recipes gathered by the author as she crisscrossed the country talking with women who have faithfully preserved them as they were passed by word of mouth from generation to generation.