Food

FOOD

Recipes and kitchen tips for rural America

Explore articles that feature the produce, meat, and desserts of country folk. Learn to cure your own bacon, what do do with all that rhubarb, and how to bake cakes Southern-style.

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Recipe Box: Desserts and More

Jean Teller

A variety of sweets hits the spot in this Recipe Box, as does a spicy salsa ready for canning.

Potato Use: All About America's Favorite Vegetable

Jerry Schleicher

Potato use is always high in America. They have a storied history, and, unlike apples, Americans actually do eat one potato a day.

Leftover Recipes Become the Cook’s Best Friend

Kris Wetherbee

Use these delicious leftover recipes for a quick and easy meal.

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Good Things To Eat

Over the past 80 years, thousands of recipes have been shared with CAPPER’S, CAPPER’S WEEKLY and GRIT, and we have cataloged as many as possible. Through Good Things to Eat, it's our pleasure to share a few of these delicious recipes with you and your family.

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CLOSE TO THE EARTH IN ALASKA

by Susan B. Sommer

“Close to the earth” refers to how Susan was raised in Alaska – commercial salmon fishing, flying in small planes to hunting camp, and learning to drive in a Coot. Now, she and her husband live on seven acres in Southcentral Alaska. Though they’re only 20 miles from downtown Anchorage, they’re worlds away in how they strive to live their lives. They garden, harvest salmon, hunt moose and caribou, pick berries, cut and chop firewood, explore the backcountry, and dream of retirement so they can do more of the above.

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IMPLEMENTS FOR FARMING WITH HORSES AND MULES

Author Sam Moore discusses in detail animal-drawn implements in this 266-page book. Moore walks you through plow parts and terminology with a no-nonsense view of one who has worked the land.

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FARM COLLECTOR SHOW DIRECTORY AND MYSTERY TOOL GUIDE SET

Farm Collector has put together two of its most celebrated items; the 2011 Farm Collector Show Directory and the Farm Collector Guide to Mystery Farm Tools in one great, useful set.

The 2011 Farm Collector Show Directory is the No. 1 source for the most current and complete antique farm equipment show information. Packed with maps of each show location, detailed listings, club advertisements and commercial resources, the directory is your personal guide to the world of antique farm e…

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