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I find it delightful. The recipes are (mostly) simple, "old fashioned"...like my grandmother may have made. Granted, we are vegetarian, but I have long been able to "tweak" recipes, using vegetarian substitutes for most meats in non-vegetarian recipes.

I enjoyed the short stories throughout, sharing how the recipe came to be, or how it's been passed down through generations, etc. There are even little helpful tips throughout.
 
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WendyKA | 2 autres critiques | Jul 12, 2020 |
I love cookbooks! Now I don’t always use them, but I love looking through them, savoring the delicacies that I could make if I wished. Well, I actually used Gather around The Amish Table — a definite sign that this cookbook is a keeper. ;) Beautiful photographs and stories of family and friends gathered around a table make this cookbook something special. And the recipes are for food you can actually serve to your family. Easy to understand recipes for comfort food — yum! I’ll definitely be revisiting this one for family meals and potlucks. I made Lillian’s Lemon Bars for a recent book club event and not one was left for the trip home. There’s also a section that has recipes for non-edible treats (at least by humans) like Pantry Plant Food. I love those little extras.

Great for a housewarming or bridal shower gift, Gather around The Amish Table is recommended by this reader/operator.

Recommended.

(Thanks to LitFuse for a review copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
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vintagebeckie | 2 autres critiques | Sep 21, 2015 |
I grew up in Philadelphia – at least until I was 12 years old – and I remember trips out to Lancaster and Amish country. The comfort food of the Amish played a big role in my childhood from the hearty casseroles to scrapple. If you don’t know about scrapple – don’t ask. It’s something you just learn to eat as a child and don’t question. I still love and and am thrilled to have found an Amish butcher here in Montana so I can get my fix.

Ms. Leid requested “tried and true” recipes from Amish women with a little introduction as to the origin of the recipe. They are compiled in typical sections; Breakfasts, Breads, Soups, Salads, Sides, Dinners, Desserts – you get the idea. The beauty of the food is that it is simple, comforting and in most cases easy to prepare. Many of the recipes will feed a large family and some of them will cover a whole family reunion!

I loved reading through the introductions to the various recipes and I must admit many of them brought me back to my mother’s kitchen. She was a true believer in the casserole; with four children and not a lot of money she knew how to make a meal stretch. My only issue with many of the recipes is the heavy use of cans of cream of mushroom or chicken soup. I simply don’t use these salt laden ingredients so were I to make the recipes I’d substitute with homemade variations.

The dessert section has many treats I’ll be making for the firemen in the coming months. They are good, old fashioned recipes like Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies (the recipe makes 100 cookies – how perfect for a bake sale!) and others. There are also some canning recipes and I’m always looking for new ways to can things. All in all I love the good, simple food in the book and best of all the memories brought back by reading through the stories.
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