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Ichord, Loretta Frances

Skillet Bread, Sourdough, and Vinegar Pie: Cooking in Pioneer Days

64 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | January, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-7613-1864-X $$24.90

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis. Covering wagon-train settlers, gold-rush miners, and cowboys, this food-focused volume explains what was available, what equipment was used, and what problems the cooks of the American West encountered. Discussions of etiquette and make-do habits, along with cheerful sepia-toned illustrations, add even more human interest. Each chapter ends with one or two fairly simple recipes. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam