Nebraska Pioneer Cookbook

Kay Graber

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781496228956
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Culinary Arts

Pemmican and pickled plums, sauerkraut and salmi of quail, Swedish flatbread and Bohemian kolaches and Danish meat roll, dishes familiar and foods exotic—you'll find them in this cook's tour of the state from Lewis and Clark to the Age of Elegance, for in its cuisine as in its weather Nebraska is a land of variety and extremes. Interspersed with the recipes are descriptions of food preparation and fare which tell us much about how our forebears lived—industriously, ingeniously, and sometimes very well. Although many of the recipes could not be duplicated in today's kitchens, there is plenty here to challenge and stimulate amateur and professional chefs—and plenty of food for thought for social historians.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Table of Equivalents
• The Early Days
• The Sod-House Period
• Immigrant Cookery
• Dining En Route
• Cowboy Fare
• The Age of Elegance
• Miscellaneous Recipes
• Acknowledgments
• Index