PEPPER IN HER POCKET, THE STOVE AND STORIES OF A COUNTRY GRANDMOTHER
By RaeAnn Proost
Mary Ann Ivie was a plucky little lady born in the wilds of Idaho in 1878. She had seven children to rear, food to put by, dinners to cook, and tales to tell. Stroll with Mary Ann through her garden and learn how her faith in God and strength of family scaffolded her through trials in life and assured the survival of six generations.
Always the practical woman, to make her dresses last longer, Mary Ann fashioned cobbler's aprons with pockets marching across the fronts. By end of day,those pockets would harbor collections of odd buttons, weeds with clumps of clinging soil, a snot rag or two, assorted hair pins, a page torn from a catalogue, lint. Mary Ann had one strong willed daughter and one naughty tongued granddaughter. She took to carrying a bit of pepper in one of her apron pockets to catch the nasty tongues and sass that erupted from those two. Quick as a blink, she would catch the little girls before they could run. They never knew if they were being peppered with spice, particles of soil from her weed collection, or lint. All in good time, the wicked little tongues were tamed.
RaeAnn Proost was a writing coach to her students and peers for twenty-six years. With her first book, SORRY LITTLE SUPPER, she shared the life and recipes of her Swedish paternal grandmother. The author's family gently nudged her to give equal time to her maternal grandparent. She is pleased to bring you PEPPER IN HER POCKET. Heirloom recipes of English, Swedish, German, Basque, and country traditions accompany each story.
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ISBN 978-1-60145-316-7
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208 pages
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SORRY LITTLE SUPPER, THE STOVE AND STORIES OF A SWEDISH GRANDMOTHER
by Rae Ann Proost
Välkommen. Welcome. It is my pleasure to introduce you to my farmor, grandmother. Born in 1874 in southern Sweden, Anna was a feisty and hard working peasant woman. As Swedish farm girls were not sent to school, her learning came from the land. The seasons and their patterns and stories were her heritage, and she thrived on the certainty that she was a part of it all. She learned early on to be ever grateful to God for His blessings. Then she rolled up her sleeves, smoothed her apron, and got to work that she might follow in the footsteps of the ancestors who had tamed and conserved the land.
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Author: RaeAnn Proost
ISBN: 1-59113-585-0
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