Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Kitchen Memories
1. The Heart of the Home
2. Woodstove Cooking
3. The Icebox
4. Early to Rise
5. The Noon Meal
6. Suppertime
7. Making Do
Part Two: Everyday Foods
8. The Chicken and the Egg
9. Milk, Butter, and Cheese
10. Butchering Time
11. Hunting for Game
12. Fishing in Summer and Winter
13. Ma’s Kitchen Garden
14. Cabbage and Sauerkraut
15. Rutabagas
16. Potato Country
17. Ma’s Strawberry Patch
18. From the Vines
19. Cherries
20. The Home Orchard
21. Canning Meat, Vegetables, and Fruits
22. Cucumbers, Pickles, and Pickling
Part Three: Gatherings and Holidays
23. Visiting
24. Quilting Bees and the Ladies Aid
25. Harvest Time
26. Threshing Day
27. Silo Filling and Corn Shredding
28. Thanksgiving
29. Christmas
30. Birthdays
31. Housewarming for New Neighbors
32. Grandpa Witt’s Funeral
33. 4-H Club and Box Socials
34. Special Days at the Country School
35. Food for Thought
Index