Sourdough Jack's Cookery And Other Things

Mabee, Sourdough Jack

Place Of Publication Not Indicated, 1972


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Details

Thin card covers, plastic comb binding, 96 pages, 5.75x9 in. [14.5x22.5 cm.], illustrated with drawings and photographs. First published in 1959, revised and expanded in 1970 - the present edition a fourth printing published in December 1972.

Condition

Twenty-five-cent-piece-sized eraser scuff to the front blank endpaper. Covers lightly stained, rubbed, and shelfworn.

Notes


A collection of sourdough recipes, western food traditions, anecdotes, legends, and folklore gathered from cattlemen, writers, and prospectors throughout the American West. The volume includes instructions for preparing and maintaining a sourdough starter, together with recipes for pancakes, breads, quick breads, cakes, and cookies. Also included are recipes for soups, stews, salads, wild game, and other dishes intended to accompany sourdough baking, interspersed with historical notes, reminiscences, and traditional sayings relating to western camp and ranch cookery.