Seasons of Central Pennsylvania: A Cookbook - Softcover

Corr, Anne Quinn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0271021713 ISBN 13: 9780271021713

Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Centre County offers a marvelous vantage point from which to view Pennsylvania’s indigenous cuisine. Centrally located, it has become an island of regional specialties that make use of natural abundance in time-honored ways.

The draw of Penn State University brings the sons and daughters of a vast number of the Commonwealth’s citizenry into the area, along with their food preferences. International students create a microcosm of diversity that is unmatched by any other similar-size geographic region in the state. A sophistication spurred by foreign travel, along with the entertaining demands of the University and local corporations, makes the cuisine of Central Pennsylvania well worth serious study and appreciation.

In Seasons of Central Pennsylvania, Anne Quinn Corr demonstrates how the people of the Keystone State take a singular and active delight in their environment and its natural gifts. Each section focuses on a season, beginning with fall, as leaves turn color and tailgating begins. More than thirty original and adapted recipes are featured in each section, as well as photos and vignettes on area cooks, and stories about local events and activities that celebrate each season. The recipes include a wide variety of Central Pennsylvania ingredients, but also demonstrate the region’s cultural diversity with appetizing international recipes.

Many of the recipes and photographs included in Seasons of Central Pennsylvania were first published in food features by the author in the Centre Daily Times, the newspaper of Central Pennsylvania.

About this title

From the Author

Writing for the Centre Daily Times has been my opportunity to participate in the living journal of our times. Life here in Central Pennsylvania is very good–look at the crime statistics. People here care about one another–look at the announcements about service activities. And folks that live here take great delight in eating well–look at all the food features.

In the brief spotlight my subjects enjoyed in the newspaper, I made note of the impact that their interests or special accomplishments have had in our community. This book will make those moments of glory less ephemeral and help them to reach a larger audience.

The recipes and article excerpts in these pages showcase the largesse of the state. Much of the raw material is available for the gathering or is easy to cultivate or obtain. The entire book is a celebration of the seasons and begins with fall, the inaugural period here. At that time a wave of new residents–mostly temporary, though many become rooted and never leave–flows into State College. Every September the town and surrounding environs become highly energized serving and assimilating that influx. This book will enable all those new or temporary residents to realize the extraordinary natural gifts of the region and to participate in the culinary communion that we share.

About the Author

Anne Quinn Corr lives in State College, PA, where she writes a food column for the Centre Daily Times and teaches in Penn State's Nutrition Department. She also runs a catering service.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0271021713
• ISBN 13: 9780271021713
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240