| Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook |
[Apr. 14th, 2008|05:27 pm] |
Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen and Therese Allen (641.59775 S937 New) is a compilation of more than 100 recipes from Wisconsin cafes featuring such classic Wisconsin cuisine as German Apple Pancakes, Kolaches, Beer Cheese Soup, Possum Pie and Piggly Wiggly Salad. It is an extension of their Cafe Wisconsin (918.75 S937 2004), a guide to Wisconsin's best home-style cafes.
What makes the cookbook so much fun are the stories behind the recipes and the chatty way the recipes are presented. You feel like you are right there with the cook. June Klapper Otto from Wolf River Diner in Fremont, for example, tells a story which gives new meaning to the comfort of chicken dumpling soup. She noticed a man at the diner one day who had two bowls of the soup. When she joined him, he explained that he and his wife had shared eleven years of good times over a cup of this chicken soup. As he wept, he pulled out a container with her ashes and said he wanted to enjoy one more cup of soup with her before he scattered her ashes. Otto says, "It was impressed on me that day that we are not just a place serving food. We create memories and preserve traditions..." This book may stir memories and may even start a tradition or two! |
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