Fabulous. And a great reminder of how evocative food memories can be. I have in mind a Fluffernutter sandwich. Not exactly cookbook-worthy but a staple of our childhood lunches. And Fluff itself was made in Lynn, Mass., so we were “eating local,” as it turns out!
Fun read, Jan! Glad that the reporter in you included an interview with the book's author. (I also love that you used Jane's uncle's painting as a scene-setting cover image).
While reading your post, I was reminded of stumbling across the work of M. F. K. Fisher in the old Time-Life series about food from around the world. She wrote the volume on Provincial French Cooking, and I was reading that on the couch during a miserably wet December day about 20 years ago when it occurred to me that it was masterfully written. I wasn't expecting that! So, I looked her up and discovered why I was more impressed with her prose than I was with the recipes.
Fabulous. And a great reminder of how evocative food memories can be. I have in mind a Fluffernutter sandwich. Not exactly cookbook-worthy but a staple of our childhood lunches. And Fluff itself was made in Lynn, Mass., so we were “eating local,” as it turns out!
Our kids only got fluffernutters )and Lucky Charms) in the summers. I’d almost forgot about them
Mom made the Fluffernutter on Graham Crackers. Now I kind of want one LOL.
Fun read, Jan! Glad that the reporter in you included an interview with the book's author. (I also love that you used Jane's uncle's painting as a scene-setting cover image).
While reading your post, I was reminded of stumbling across the work of M. F. K. Fisher in the old Time-Life series about food from around the world. She wrote the volume on Provincial French Cooking, and I was reading that on the couch during a miserably wet December day about 20 years ago when it occurred to me that it was masterfully written. I wasn't expecting that! So, I looked her up and discovered why I was more impressed with her prose than I was with the recipes.
https://mfkfisher.org/by-m-f-k-fisher
Talk about prolific!
Now, I'm hungry!!!!
Foods store such memories! I have both a Stone Harbor NJ list (childhood summers) and an MV list 😋
Loved reading this! Food, for me, is a wide gateway to so many memories, mostly wonderful. Thanks, Jan!