Interesting enough read, with all of the background information. But I don't know that there's one recipe I would actually want to try ha.

An intriguing look at one aspect of the 'Little House' books and one which some of my friends said was the most memorable aspects...the food! I must admit I really can't see me cooking many of the recipes (I find sooo much dripping a scary concept!) but it's a really interesting look at the times and the quotes, links and pictures bring it beautifully to life.

A wonderful book that picks out passages about food in the Little House books and provides a history of the food/cooking methods and a recipe. Contains illustrations found in the books. So interesting even my husband enjoyed it.

5 stars all the way

Full review to come

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Such a fun read - loads of research and time went into making this accurate as possible, and it's delightfully educational. Unlike most cookbooks, this one's worth reading cover to cover. Whether you make the recipes or not, it gives a refreshing perspective on both the art and labor of cooking. For now, I dream of trying the handmade puff pastry some winter day when my hands are good and cold...

As a child, I was obsessed with Laura Ingalls Wilder. My mom was also a great cook so when I came across this book on one of our library trips, I was intent on having her help me recreate the old-fashioned recipes. Although I think it is now out of print, my mom was eventually able to get me my own copy simply because she was sick of having to check it out of our library every time we went.

As I recall, the recipies are, where possible, organized according to where the ingredients would have come from. For example, field, forest, and stream. this makes sense for those who would have originally used them, but isn't always helpful for the practical purposes. Some of the ingredients are hard to come by because people don't really keep lard on handy anymore or buy a chicken with all the innerds still intact. Most though, can be adapted for a modern kitchen if you get a little creative and, if you are really into cooking, it can be fun looking for the hard to find ingredients in specialty shops.

I remember making the molasses candy by pouring a molasses mixture onto a pan of fresh snow, making homemade butter (my mom thought having us shake the canning jars of heavy whipping cream was a great way to keep us out of trouble in the summer), and I was so proud when I tested out the recipe for pound cake which I brought to share with my 4th grade class when i gave my book report on laura ingalls wilder.

A great book for the experimental/historically accurate chef!

My favorite thing about this book was not the recipes but the wonderful description of the history behind the foods of the pioneers!

I think this book is wonderful. I understand why some may not because it is better titled a cookbook rather than a recipe book. The recipes are not in a standard recipe book format and really it is more of a book you have to actually read. However, the author did a lot of research on cooking and food from the 1800's. It is this knowledge that is so fun and enriching in this book. I LOVED in the "Little House" books and read them almost every year. These recipes have been fun. I have been trying to convince Josh to read the books. He has finished Little House in the Big Woods. We can't wait to do the Molasses-on-Snow Candy this year for the first time!!

I grew up with the Little House books and I’ve also reread them as an adult. The descriptions on how they prepared and cooked their food did intrigue me both as a kid and now.

So this book was like a treasure chest!
The author has spent years reserching pioneer food and cooking and as a result I now know loads of stuff that I never even imagined.

I’m not sure I’ll try any of the recipes (they are as true to the original ones as is possible in our modern world) except maybe the popcorn balls. They really peaked my imagination as a child! The book is interspersed with quotes from the books and beautiful pictures of food

To me this book is more of a history book than a cookbook and I really recommend it!

Of course this is a reference book so you will never really finish the book( by what I mean finish is trying all the recipes) but it also has great information on how food was prepared and what they had. But also sense I am interested in Indigenous foods in my area, and foraging, I’m sure that these foods mentions are only a few of what the Ingalls had really eaten.

The history of how cooking and food supplies have changed was interesting. I doubt I'd make any of the recipes in the book. Still enjoyable as a history book.

Fun for little house fanatics like me, but makes you appreciate the advances in cooking since laura Ingalls Wilder's day. Syrup candy on snow is a winner!