Cookbooks

935. Amish Cooking compiled by a Committee of Amish Women

This is a collection of over 800 old-time recipes from Amish country kitchens—Zucchini Squash Cake, Turnip Salad, Molasses Drop Cookies, Corn Fritters, Dandelions and Eggs, Smear Kase, Elderberry Custard, the famous Shoo-Fly Pie, and many more. Also, tips on curing meat, making cheese, preserving fruits and veggies, and using leftovers.

(320pp. spiral. Herald Press, 1992. $17.99)

37. The Best of Amish Cooking by Phyllis Pellman Good

Traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the kitchens of Old Order Amish cooks, this book with colorful illustrations makes a perfect gift. Good interviewed Amish grandmothers and dipped into old books, diaries, and recipe books for her sources.

(224pp. Good Books, 2003. illus. $15.95)

801. The Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals by Phyllis Pellman Good and Louise Stoltzfus

This practical, easy-to-use cookbook is full of recipes which may be made without elaborate preparation. It contains more than 800 recipes with ideas for finger foods, one-dish meals, health-conscious cooks, cross-cultural dishes, and small recipes for entertaining at home, as well recipes to serve many people.

(304pp. Good Books, 1991. $13.95)

456. The Central Market Cookbook by Phyllis Pellman Good and Louise Stoltzfus

Favorite recipes from the standholders of the nation’s oldest farmer’s market, Central Market in Lancaster, Pa. The 300 dishes range from Pumpkin Cream Soup to Susquehanna Riverman’s Pot Pie, from Sour Cream Chicken to Pasta with Arugula and Potatoes, and from Espresso Mousse to Strawberry Snowbank Pie.

(300pp. Good Books, 1989. $13.95)

1953. Cooking With Wisdom: Wholesome, Delicious, Simple Recipes for Health Conscious People

Packed with over 450 wholesome, made from scratch food ideas that come from time tested Amish kitchens. Read how to prepare food without refined sugar, bleached white flour, and hundreds of health-robbing ingredients—yet they are pleasing to the taste palette and satisfying to the appetite.

(224pp. illus. index. Carlisle, 1997. $9.95)

1606. A Day in an Amish Kitchen edited by Bob Ottum

As everyone knows, most Amish cooks rely on wood- or propane-fired stoves and nonelectric ice boxes. Even so, their families still enjoy dishes such as pizza or tacos. Here are family favorites from the kitchens of Amish cooks in 22 states and Canada.

(98pp. illus. hardcover. Reiman, 1995. $14.95)

1019. Favorite Recipes From Quilters by Louise Stoltzfus

More than 900 favorite recipes from quilters across North America, this mouth-watering cookbook will be enjoyed by anyone whether you like quilts or not. Each recipe has been identified with the submitter’s name, place of residence, and the name of the quilt pattern they were working with at the time they submitted recipes.

(329pp. Good Books, 1992. $14.95)

2604. A First Cookbook For Children: With Illustrations to Color by Evelyne Johnson and illustrated by Christopher Santoro

A beginning cookbook designed especially for children that adds the fun of coloring to the joy of cooking. Sixty recipes include muffins, meat loaf, pizza, fish, cakes, chicken, cookies, pancakes, etc.

(48pp. illus. Dover Pubs., 1983. $3.95)

2570. Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting With Your Slow Cooker by Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good

With a slow cooker, you can run errands while preparing your meals and prepare for potluck meals. With its slow, moist heat, the cooker works wonders with less expensive ingredients. Over 800 recipes.

(283pp. Good Books, 2000. $13.95)

39. From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens by Phyllis P. Good and Rachel T. Pellman

Delicious, traditional recipes in this easy-to-follow collection produces dishes that are sturdy and basic, yet full of flavor, affection, and warm memories.

(420pp. Good Books, 1984. $15.95)

1967. The Joys of Sharing: Conestoga Mennonite Church by members of the congregation

What started as a cookbook with recipes shared by great-grandmas, grandmas, and children (even some grandpas and daddys) has resulted in a unique collection of homemade craft ideas, tips and hints passed from generation to generation, country cooking recipes, and even a section titled “Conestoga Kids Create.” Beautifully illustrated, it also contains inspirational journal entries.

(178pp. illus. Conestoga Mennonite Church, 1997. $10.00)

1100. The Kauffman Family Cookbook

Read the story of Anna Grace Snyder who married Norman Leroy (Roy) Kauffman in 1909. They moved from Ia. to a Mennonite community in Mont. Meet family members as you try tantalizing recipes such as Taco Soup, Apple Streusel Muffins, Venison Roast, Gingerbread Waffles, Stuffed Pork/Lamb Chops, Snicker Bar Cake, Huckleberry Pie, Rhubarb-Banana Parfait, and even Bachelor’s Delight.

(154pp. index. Cookbook Pub., 1992. $10.00)

40. The Kitchen Scrapbook by Irene Horst

This illustrated cookbook is more than just a cookbook. A unique combination of recipes, facts on food, and inspirational pieces makes this an interesting book to read and use in the kitchen.

(59pp. Share-A-Care Publications, 1988. $4.00)

1149. Lancaster County Cookbook by Louise Stoltzfus and Jan Mast

Old-time traditional Pa. Dutch recipes are assembled here from cooks all over Lancaster Co. who submitted their favorite recipes. Easy-to-prepare and pleasant to the palate, recipes cover pepper cabbage, chicken potpie, creamed celery, apple dumplings, whoopie pies, funnel cakes, and shoo-fly pies. A collection of essays also profiles particular Lancaster Co. villages and sections of Lancaster City.

(251pp. illus. Good Books, 2003. $15.95)

1876. The Lancaster County Farm Cookbook

A collection of nearly 300 popular recipes gathered from Amish and Mennonite farm families of Lancaster Co., Pa.—representing yesterday and today in farm cookery. You will find recipes for oyster soup, apple butter, piccalilli, crabapple honey, ice cream cake, oat macaroons, flannel cakes, snow pudding, dandelion wine, flaxseed tea, coffee float, etc.

(34pp. illus. index. Applied Arts, 1992. $3.50)

1431. A Legacy of Recipes From the Brady Farm Scarlet’s Mill, Pennsylvania by Descendants of Bertha Brady

This heritage cookbook has so much more than recipes—it’s filled with stories of how Gramma Brady lived, cooked, worked, all arranged by the seasons.

(168pp. illus. hardcover. index. 1994. $18.00)

41. Mennonite Community Cookbook by Mary Emma Showalter

The one cookbook, among many, that is a must for every kitchen, especially if you have Mennonite roots! Most of these 1,100 mouth-watering recipes came from handwritten notebooks and cards cherished by Mennonite cooks. Many old-time recipes.

(494pp. spiral. Herald Press, 1950, repr. 1985. $19.99)

725. Mennonite Country-Style Recipes and Kitchen Secrets: The Prize Collection of a Shenandoah Valley Cook by Esther H. Shank

A collection of over 1,100 recipes and a legacy of kitchen know-how for inexperienced young adults caught up in the whirl of fast foods and busy schedules. Even experienced cooks will find helpful the hundreds of tips for success.

(680pp. spiral. Herald Press, 1987. $20.99)

675. Mennonite Foods and Folkways From South Russia, Volume I by Norma Jost Voth

Explores the food traditions which developed when Mennonites from eastern Europe settled in the Soviet Union. Their flavorful cooking blended with their Ukrainian neighbors’ food to create delectable and distinguishing dishes. This thoroughly researched collection of recipes is laced with memories from these people and their North American descendants.

(480pp. illus. Good Books, 1990. $18.95)

836. Mennonite Foods and Folkways From South Russia, Volume II by Norma Jost Voth

A Russian Mennonite herself, Norma interviewed persons whose lives have spanned from Chortitza in south Russia to Newton, Kansas, from the Molotschna to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their memories of orchards and gardens, “Faspa” at weddings, food preservation, and wheat harvest fill this volume. In addition, there are more than 100 recipes (different from those in Volume I), as well as typical menus and for special occasions.

(288pp. Good Books, 1991. $14.95)

2285. Mennonite Recipes From the Shenandoah Valley by Phyllis Pellman Good and Kate Good

Known for its piercing mountain ranges, its soft hilly pastures, and its Civil War secrets, Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is also home to thousands of Mennonites. This unique cookbook shares hundreds of uncommonly tasty recipes, gathered from a comforting food tradition, rooted in the old South. Enjoy the color photos of the community and its people, and historic sketches of many of the Valley’s small towns.

(300pp. illus. index. Good Books, 1999. $14.95)

1886. More Treasured Mennonite Recipes: Food, Fun, and Fellowship From the Mennonite Relief Sales, Series II

Published in cooperation with Mennonite Central Committee, this cookbook includes recipes such as apple rolls, farm bread, pineapple punch, verenika, borscht, strawberry parfait pie, lime stick pickles, carrot casserole, calzone, barbequed kraut, roast pig.

(224pp. illus. index. Fox Chapel Pubs., 1996. $12.95)

42. More-With-Less Cookbook by Doris Janzen Longacre

Five hundred recipes from Mennonite kitchens on how to eat better and consume less of the world’s limited food resources. All recipes have been tested by professional home economists. Written for those who care about their own health and the food needs of others in the world. 25th Anniversary Edition.

(332pp. spiral. Herald Press, 2000. $20.99)

1157. Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking by William Woys Weaver

Written by a well-known food historian and internationally-acclaimed writer, this illustrated book tells the fascinating story of the history and culture of this famous cuisine, and also includes over 100 recipes from Pa. German cooks.

(192pp. illus. hardcover. Pa. Ger. Soc., 1993. $30.00)

2617. The Pennsylvania Heritage Cookbook by Kyle Nagurny

Pa. is a place rich in cultural tradition and strong in its food heritage. This book explores fourteen cultures: Native American, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Ireland, Scotland, China, India, Greece, Africa, Middle East, and Mexico. It explains the arrival of each immigrant group in Pa. and the ways each contributed to Pa.’s diverse food history. Easy recipes from Italian wedding soup to shoo-fly pie makes this an easy-to-follow ethnic cookbook full of traditional recipes.

(209pp. Stackpole Books, 1998. $16.95)

2675. Recipes From the Old Mill; Baking With Whole Grains by Sarah E. Myers and Mary Beth Lind

Simple grains yield rich breads that range from light to chewy. These breads offer incontestable food value and flavor in more than 180 recipes for breads, sweet rolls, international grain dishes, and desserts.

(252pp. illus. Good Books, 2002. $13.95)

2679. The Wooden Spoon Cookbook by Miriam Miller

Three generations of Amish cooks share their favorite recipes from Bob Andy Pie to Soft Batch Cookies. Sketches and stories about Amish homes and everyday activities compliment the authentic time-tested recipes.

(196pp. Carlisle Press, 2000. $10.95)