The Best of Amish Cooking Author:Phyllis Pellman Good 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, dia... more »ries, 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.« less
This book is full of recipes derived from the Old Amish households. Many of the recipes are designed for feeding a full flock of people. Very good insight into the eating habits and cooking of and Old Amish family.