Sourdough Biscuits and Pioneer Pies: The Old West Baking Book

How Did Pioneers in the Old West Do It?

Living in the Old West required endurance, however advancement. Envision assembling a cake without new supplies, estimating spoons, or a devoted work territory; envision preparing that cake without a thermometer, consistent warmth, or a clock. Sourdough Biscuits and Pioneer Pie shares the heating privileged insights of Native American farm house cooks, throw cart gourmet specialists, and cart train homemakers, with over a hundred Old West plans—refreshed and kitchen tried. Exemplary dutch-broiler and cast-iron procedures are likewise included. Bound among great prepared products plans, for example, Sourdough Biscuits, Apple Brown Betty, and Concord Grape Pie are many accounts and fun realities on how our progenitors were so effective with so little.

About the Author
GAIL L. JENNER lives with her rancher husband on their family’s 150-year-old, original homestead near the town of Etna in Northern California. An avid cook and gardener, she has had recipes published in Better Homes & Gardens, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Country Woman, and A Taste of Home.

This is a beautifully rendered book with great family recipes. The stories that go along with the recipes are also interesting and some are very poignant, like the story about "Mike's Cornbread" recipe (which I am going to try). Mike Hensley, who got the recipe from his mother, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and lost his ability to cook. His family cornbread recipe was lost, but several years later, his wife Marcia received an e-mail from an old friend who had found the recipe, and Marcia contributed it to the book. The historical photographs for many of the family recipes add a dimension not often seen in cook books, and the great photos of the food make you want to bake, and this is the season for it!-Letsbereal

A wide variety of old-time recipes, makes this book the perfect addition to your cookbook collection. The absolute best part is the vintage photographs and the historical information on a variety of cooking basics and practices. Very well layed out and a treat just to read. The perfect gift for a friend. Buy one for yourself too.-N. Bright

The cover on this book is quite beautiful and a great introduction to the inside. It's full of Old West history and recipes as well as how the recipes were preserved and passed down. Many of the contributors of the recipes still live in this beautiful part of far northern California which lends even more authenticity. The photographs are beautiful in their simplicity and add to the overall historical feel of the book. Healthy, home made, back to basics recipes at their best.-Annie