From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens

This is the best cookbook I've ever had. The recipes are incredible! And the book itself is beautifully made with excellent calligraphy. I have made a number of the desserts and I find the cakes to be without equal.The casseroles are quite tasty. The recipe instructions are easy to follow.

Edited to add: I've already been through several recipes and every single one has come out perfectly. Exactly what you'd expect. Good, home-cooked food that reminds you of how life used to be. This really is the best cookbook I've EVER used. I want to give one to every single person in my family!An excellent cookbook you won't find in modern times. There were recipes that were made for me by family that I'd long forgotten. Simple, delicious from scratch staple recipes that can keep you going for years! I actually picked up my copy for free at a giveabook / takeabook corner box and loved it so much I bought a used copy here from Amazon for my sister. I can't wait until she gets it!

mine came with a torn jacket, not as described the book gets you going but does not have enough info the let you finish your meal. i gave it away

This is a compilation of the chapters from the original pamphlet cookbooks that were published many years ago named for instance, 'Salads from Amish and Mennonite Kitchens', and of which I was missing three. Since I have cooked from these many separate books since the 1980's and my girls are growing up ~ (Imagine that!) ~ I wanted to have one complete source that celebrate a part of our family food history and heritage. This book has them all, along with country wisdom, and practical advice regarding the foods you're cooking. There's something for everyone, too!

This book is awesome. I am Mennonite, and have never seen so many wonderful and totally authentic recipes in one book. These recipes are simple and use basic ingredients most people have in their kitchen. We don't use much processed food, excepting tea, coffee, flour, sugar, etc. If you like to use produce from your garden or the store this book works with both. If you want a very authentic Amish-Mennonite cookbook, this is it.. It's the best I've seen, and I collect cookbooks.

As good as advertised. Quick delivery and would use them again.

This is a terrific cookbook, one that would be prized in anyone's kitchen library. I discovered that my ancestors in the 1500 and 1600s were Mennonites, so I decided to check out Mennonite recipes. It shouldn't have surprised me when so many recipes from this book were already in my family's repertoire. I guess it just validates the genealogy research. In any case the recipes in this book are simply written, easy to make and good. Enjoy!

I just received this book today, so am recording my first impression after leafing through the book. Half of it is devoted to desserts! I'm disappointed with that aspect, as I was looking for good plain cooking re: meats, vegetables, etc. If anyone can suggest a "down-home" cookbook concentrating on those, I'd love to hear it! I do look forward to trying some of the recipes here!

As an (unwillingly) transplanted PA German, I missed the foods my mother and grandmother used to make. This cookbook brings it all back with easy-to-make recipes that turn out the way they're supposed to. Unfortunately, some recipes are designed to feed a multitude (as in "take one bushel" of something), and it would have been nice to have had them adapted for cooks with smaller families. That aside, I turn to this cookbook regularly and always find something tasty to make. One thing I've noticed, though, is that just about every recipe seems to call for flour, butter, or sugar--or all three--the delicious backbone of PA German cooking. Enjoy!

A friend had this book and it had alot of good recipes. I found it here and glad I did.