(3) 4-6 Fact Finders: Exploring History Through Food series. This straightforward series describes the challenges of finding and cooking food in the past. Eight recipes--of varying degrees of difficulty--for typical Civil War and frontier foods (e.g., hardtack in Civil War, rice pudding in Pioneer Farm) are presented. Also included are kitchen-safety and cooking-equipment tips, a metric conversion chart, food and archival photographs, a map, and illustrations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Fact Finders: Exploring History Through Food titles: Civil War Cooking and Pioneer Farm Cooking.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Exploring History Through Simple Recipes series. Combining appropriate recipes and a focus on cooking and eating with facts about life in a logging camp, gold rush town, whaling ship, or Native American village, these volumes offer readers a chance to taste history. Although the recipes aren't designed to be used by young cooks, the books are well laid out and illustrated with historical drawings or black-and-white photos. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Exploring History Through Simple Recipes series. Historical background, descriptions of daily life, and culinary customs of the period alternate with eight or nine recipes featuring food mentioned in the texts. Although the recipes aren't kid-oriented and some contain minor errors, instructions for making hardtack, johnnycakes, and other old staples should delight history buffs. The books are illustrated with reproductions and archival and color photos. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Exploring History Through Simple Recipes series. Historical background, descriptions of daily life, and culinary customs of the period alternate with eight or nine recipes featuring food mentioned in the texts. Although the recipes aren't kid-oriented and some contain minor errors, instructions for making hardtack, johnnycakes, and other old staples should delight history buffs. The books are illustrated with reproductions and archival and color photos. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Exploring History Through Simple Recipes series. Historical background, descriptions of daily life, and culinary customs of the period alternate with eight or nine recipes featuring food mentioned in the texts. Although the recipes aren't kid-oriented and some contain minor errors, instructions for making hardtack, johnnycakes, and other old staples should delight history buffs. The books are illustrated with reproductions and archival and color photos. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Exploring History Through Simple Recipes series. Historical background, descriptions of daily life, and culinary customs of the period alternate with eight or nine recipes featuring food mentioned in the texts. Although the recipes aren't kid-oriented and some contain minor errors, instructions for making hardtack, johnnycakes, and other old staples should delight history buffs. The books are illustrated with reproductions and archival and color photos. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 Exploring History Through Simple Recipes series. Historical background, descriptions of daily life, and culinary customs of the period alternate with eight or nine recipes featuring food mentioned in the texts. Although the recipes aren't kid-oriented and some contain minor errors, instructions for making hardtack, johnnycakes, and other old staples should delight history buffs. The books are illustrated with reproductions and archival and color photos. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam