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Post by Chuckie on Aug 4, 2016 19:20:05 GMT -5
Perusing the internet tonight, and came across this--don't ask me HOW I come across such things, I just DO in my browsing!! Seems Mary Kay Kennedy Fisher wrote several cookbooks (I got intrigued when I read one titled "How to Cook a Wolf" is what led me there!). A reviewer wrote: " In 1942, Fisher was also horrified with the state of bread in America. Store-bought "enriched white-bread" was the trend, and slices of it should be found in every patriotic sandwich, "to keep up health and morale for Americans working longer, harder hours," explained one government nutritionist. So in the chapter "How to Rise Up Like New Bread," Fisher flatly dismissed such advice. Rather than buy vitamin-enriched bread, she thought we should make bread that enriched. She writes:
"Perhaps this war will make it simpler for us to go back to some of the old ways we knew before we came over to this land and made the Big Money. Perhaps, even, we will remember how to make good bread again ... For probably there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread." Monkey AND her 92 y.o. Mom always talk how "soothing" it is when they make bread, having to 'stick around, punch it down, and mind it, savoring the great yeasty aroma as it rises in the kitchen, plus the homey smell as it bakes in the Chambers'. Guess M.F.K. Fisher just said it more poetically!! Too bad she wasn't around for Monkey to quote when she sold bread @ market! CHEERS! Chuckie
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Post by Chuckie on Aug 10, 2016 21:12:42 GMT -5
Perusing the internet tonight, and came across this--don't ask me HOW I come across such things, I just DO in my browsing!! Seems Mary Kay Kennedy Fisher wrote several cookbooks (I got intrigued when I read one titled "How to Cook a Wolf" is what led me there!). A reviewer wrote: " In 1942, Fisher was also horrified with the state of bread in America. Store-bought "enriched white-bread" was the trend, and slices of it should be found in every patriotic sandwich, "to keep up health and morale for Americans working longer, harder hours," explained one government nutritionist. So in the chapter "How to Rise Up Like New Bread," Fisher flatly dismissed such advice. Rather than buy vitamin-enriched bread, she thought we should make bread that enriched. She writes:
"Perhaps this war will make it simpler for us to go back to some of the old ways we knew before we came over to this land and made the Big Money. Perhaps, even, we will remember how to make good bread again ... For probably there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread." Monkey AND her 92 y.o. Mom always talk how "soothing" it is when they make bread, having to 'stick around, punch it down, and mind it, savoring the great yeasty aroma as it rises in the kitchen, plus the homey smell as it bakes in the Chambers'. Guess M.F.K. Fisher just said it more poetically!! Too bad she wasn't around for Monkey to quote when she sold bread @ market! CHEERS! Chuckie Ordered both the aforementioned "Wolf" book, also this one: Sticker on cover says SIX.98, got for THREE.97, and FREE shipping!!! Came from an eBay seller named "Thrift Books". This book is VERY interesting, reads more like a 'novel' than a cookbook, 339 pages--over an INCH thick!! Also talks how she came to GET the recipes (from visiting various countries), etc. First published in 1969. The synopsis on eBay states it better: "The woman who elevated food writing to an art is at her best in this mouthwatering collection of memoirs and recipes. Boldly confessing her prejudices and her passions, M.F.K Fisher includes more than 140 recipes in the 17 chapters of this book. Dishes for every course of every meal can be found here, from the simplest to the most esoteric: tidbits, appetizers, breads, pastries, fish, fowl, meats, soups, vegetables, desserts, and casseroles. Whether recalling forbidden fruits from her childhood (such as mashed potatoes with catsup), her mother's legendary mustard pickles, or a Caribbean bride singing about peas and rice, each description is flavored with the eloquence, warmth, and wit that became Fisher's hallmark. Among the many admirers Fisher accrued during her illustrious and varied career was W.H. Auden, who said of her, "I do not know of anyone in the United States who writes better prose."
Can't WAIT for the " How to Cook a Wolf" book--it sounds even MORE interesting as reviewed!! Stay tuned! CHEERS! Chuckie
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Post by karitx on Aug 12, 2016 15:17:40 GMT -5
I've read just enough quotes from M.F.K. Fisher that I keep meaning to buy some of her books, but somehow I never come across them in my treasure hunting. I may have to break down and order them.
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Post by Chuckie on Aug 12, 2016 16:06:52 GMT -5
I've read just enough quotes from M.F.K. Fisher that I keep meaning to buy some of her books, but somehow I never come across them in my treasure hunting. I may have to break down and order them. "Thrift Books" was the eBay seller. FREE shipping was the nice part--not to mention <$4.00!! ------------------------------------ Sold by thrift.books ( 88726 ) With Bold Knife and Fork Delivery package 1 of 1 Delivered on Tuesday, Aug 9, 2016 Shipping status Delivered Shipping carrier DHL Global Mail Item price $3.97 Quantity 1 Item number 142056445795 Buy It Now Subtotal $3.97 Shipping Free Total $3.97 ___________________ CHEERS! Chuckie
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