This week, NPR's Kitchen Window series gives us some insight into the simple, wholesome recipes of the Shaker culture, in which food is carefully used and never wasted. They grew and prepared their own food, which was nutritious and well-rounded, and sat down to meals with often 300 at a table, everyone sharing in the bounty.
Here we get a few recipes adapted from "The Best of Shaker Cooking," including Peas and Potatoes in New Cream, Cream of Asparagus soup, and the 5-ingredient Shaker Lemon Pie. One Shaker chef explains the pie like this: "You've got to watch it, take care of it, pamper it...you can taste the difference."
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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4-30-2008 @ 11:45AM
Branwine said...
You know it is funny this got brought up. I just made from scratch a Lemon Shaker pie. My husband loved it. I thought it was ok. To much rind for my taste. But the point being you don't waste a thing when you make it. Except the seeds of coarse. But they probabaly saved those a grew lemon tree's with them!
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