New Releases by Mary Gunderson

Previous edition: Pioneer farm cooking / by Mary Gunderson (Mankato, MN: Blue Earth Books, c2000).

"The daughter of Danish immigrants, Mary Gunderson tells the heartrending tale of settling in rural Minnesota just before the Great Depression. She describes her checkered career as a country school teacher in the 1940s, which ends in a crushing nervous breakdown. She goes on to marry a farmer and raises eleven children, two of whom succumb to mental illness and suicide. Mary''s recovery from this tragedy begins when she volunteers to start a chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in her hometown, becoming a personal and political advocate for others suffering from mental illness. After disclosing her experience of mental illness and the family tragedy at a national forum, Mary was invited to Washington to tell her story to congressional delegates on Capitol Hill"--Back cover.

Blending excerpts from Lewis and Clark''s journals with brief history lessons and more than 80 authentic recipes faithfully created for the book by Gunderson, this is the book that links food to the spirit of the endeavor.

Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, common foods, and hardships and celebrations of American Indians before 1500. Includes recipes.

Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, and foods eaten on the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark up the Missouri River to the Pacific as they charted the vast territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Includes recipes.

Discusses the everyday life, family roles, cooking methods, and common foods of pioneers who traveled west on the Oregon Trail during the nineteenth century. Includes recipes.

Discusses everyday life, family roles, cooking methods, most important foods, and celebrations of people on southern plantations before the Civil War. Includes recipes.

Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, and common foods of cowboys who moved cattle across the American West in the late nineteenth century. Includes recipes.

Now, more than ever, cooks delight in flavoring foods with herbs, often to replace added fat or sodium. This book enlightens today''s cook, explaining herb history, offering craft ideas, and sharing recipes through a seasonal approach.