Reading this book,one gets the feeling that they are visiting the Lynns in their home while fixin'supper. The book is a very light hearted read and you get to see how they had to use lots of love and ingenuity feeding all the family. Things may have been tough,but so were the people;and even when the variety may have been not what we are used to today; nobody ever went hungry. As a matter of fact ,the old saying that "We...
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I just got the cookbook yesterday and I haven't been able to put it down. I keep reading the recipes making notes of which ones I want to make. Loretta makes some classic southern things such as Wilted Lettuce and Chocolate Gravy. There are recipes for every meal and she includes plenty of stories and pictures to go along with many of the recipes. The recipes have easy ingredients. Things that you can find in the store and...
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I haven't made the recipes yet but thoroughly enjoyed the stories. My grandfather & his family before him grew up much the same as they were from WV so it was nice to hear stories of someone who lived similarly. I originally bought the book hoping to get biscuits close to what my great aunt from WV makes. The recipe looks pretty close to the vague description she can give me, none of those women did much measuring and Loretta...
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I haven't made any of the recipes in this book yet, but it is so enjoyable just to look through and read. I love the pictures and Loretta's stories. I highly recommend this cookbook!
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