A Prairie Kitchen

Download or read book A Prairie Kitchen written by Linnea Schlobohm and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prairie homes of the 1800s were often lonely places far from friends and neighbors. Farm families--anchored by strong women--became legendary for their hardy self-reliance and no-nonsense wisdom. The Prairie Farmer magazine was sometimes a woman's only resource for advice and ideas on how to make do. In this fascinating collection--drawn from the Prairie Farmer from 1841 to 1900--are dozens of recipes for such down-home dishes as Green Corn Soup, Smothered Chicken, and Providence Cake, interspersed with tips and colorful stories submitted by the magazine's loyal readers.