Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories

When I purchased this, I also ordered "The Little House Collection Set" of books,too.
May as well have them all.
There are so many interesting recipes in here.
I have already tried some and they are most delightful.
This is a book I would recommend to anyone.

Granted a lot of healthier, less fattening substitutions will have to be made (we do not live in pioneer times anymore), but love the idea of having these recipes on hand. Going back to a simpler time when food was...simple...and yummy!

This is a really interesting book about the way people ate when Laura Ingalls Wilder was growing up (late 1800s). It's a cookbook in that there are recipes and instructions for making the recipes, including adapting whatever needs adapting (like most of us don't cook in our fireplaces these days). But there is a lot of historical information, too, like what was available in stores, what kind of foods had to be grown at home, what could be canned or preserved for winter meals---great for learning the real meaning of eating local and in season! It's probably too boring in general for young kids, but parents can read it and pick out the parts of interest for their kids. And older kids might really enjoy it.

This is a really interesting book about the way people ate when Laura Ingalls Wilder was growing up (late 1800s). It's a cookbook in that there are recipes and instructions for making the recipes, including adapting whatever needs adapting (like most of us don't cook in our fireplaces these days). But there is a lot of historical information, too, like what was available in stores, what kind of foods had to be grown at home, what could be canned or preserved for winter meals---great for learning the real meaning of eating local and in season! It's probably too boring in general for young kids, but parents can read it and pick out the parts of interest for their kids. And older kids might really enjoy it.

Great seller. The book was nicer than described. Very pleased. Even though I didn't choose expedited shipping, it was here within 4 days. Excellent price for a used book. The book was very interesting, historically, and if you love the Little House Books, you will want this cookbook. Many of the recipes are obviously historical, not something you would fix in this day and age...but so interesting to read how they did things in the old days. Great book, great price, and great seller!

We bought this to supplement our unit study and have really enjoyed the recipes. This book also adds lots of extra information, not just on the Ingalls and Wilder families but, on farms of the time and farm house kitchens.

Enjoyed reading this before I gave it to my granddaughter. I added recipe cards in appropriate places from recipes I had made when her daddy was little and we lived in a log cabin in the big woods of northern Wisconsin and "lived off the land". So far she has only mentioned the crock pickles. Hope this makes good memories for her.

Last night I hosted a "Little House at our School" feast for my students' parents. We used recipes from this cookbook to cook all the foods mentioned in Little House on the Prairie, which we had read as a class. This book not only has clear recipes with explanations about ingredients and how today's vary from those of Laura's childhood, but each chapter is a great perspective on the different sources of their foods. Reading the chapters and cooking the food helped the world of Little House (and that period of American History) really come alive for my students. While I was initially skeptical of this, thinking it was yet another mediocre product capitalizing on the popularity of Little House, it is clearly a well-done labor of love.