Ruth Van Amber (1 results)

Neenah, Wisconsin: Van Amber Publishers, (1993) 1996. x, 348pp. 8½ x 5½ inches. Illustrated flexible covers; metal spiral bound. Near Fine. Mother-daughter cookbook, being a sequel to an earlier book of stories and recipes from the Great Depression. This second volume follows the same pattern and adds a section on modern healthy cooking. "The focus of this collection is on the home, how the American economy had changed so rapidly and caused universal suffering and fear felt most specifically in the Kitchen". (page vi) About 60% the book is devoted to recipes and reminiscences of hard-times by women from throughout the United States.…