Whistleberries Stirabout Depression Cake: Food Customs and Concoctions of the Frontier West

Rating:
Summary: A good airplane read
Review: The author enthusiastically (perhaps too much so) the hard working appetites of the pioneers. I mush enjoyed the descriptions of the "stick to your ribs" food enjoyed by many cultures comming together on the frontier. However, the bulk of the book seemed to be made of depictions of feasts and picnics, rather than everyday fare. There was some material on the origin of the various dishes (for example, the "Boilermaker" with its origins in the "Sean O'Farrell"), but not enough for my tastes. For those searching for the origin of common dietary staples, I would instead recommend "The Potaro".

Rating:
Summary: A good airplane read
Review: The author enthusiastically (perhaps too much so) the hard working appetites of the pioneers. I mush enjoyed the descriptions of the "stick to your ribs" food enjoyed by many cultures comming together on the frontier. However, the bulk of the book seemed to be made of depictions of feasts and picnics, rather than everyday fare. There was some material on the origin of the various dishes (for example, the "Boilermaker" with its origins in the "Sean O'Farrell"), but not enough for my tastes. For those searching for the origin of common dietary staples, I would instead recommend "The Potaro".