Recipes from Central Market or Bread Baking Revised

Recipes from Central Market

Author: Phyllis Pellman Good

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This new collection of recipes from the standholders of Lancaster, Pennsylvania's beloved Central Market is as lush and full of bounty as the farmers market itself.

Set in the center of lively, historic Lancaster, the market offers richly varied produce, breads, and homemade dishes to its loyal shoppers.

Here, now, are recipes from these same gardeners, farmers, cooks, and bakers. Ever ready to share their plenty, they have brought together their favorite recipes, using fresh ingredients and tried-and-true techniques.

This collection mirrors the market-its traditional foods, rooted deeply in Pennsylvania Dutch soil, and its burgeoning multi-cultural flavor. (A Middle Eastern baker shares an aisle with an Amish vegetable-grower!)

Recipes from Central Market has brisk salads and vegetarian main dishes. On neighboring pages are the comforts of favorite pies and jams and stews. All from the oldest, continually operating farmers market in the United States.

Phyllis Pellman Good is a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As a teenager she worked on Central Market and today, as a resident of Lancaster City, shops there. She edits books related to the Amish and Mennonites and is the author of a variety of cookbooks, including the top-selling The Best of Amish Cooking. She is the co-author of The Central Market Cookbook, The Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals, From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens, and 20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish and Mennonites.

Phyllis and her husband, Merle, are the parents of two daughters.

Louise Stoltzfus is also a native ofLancaster County, Pennsylvania, and lives in downtown Lancaster. She, too, has authored several books about Amish and Mennonite life, and cooking: Amish Women: Lives and Stories and Favorite Recipes from Quilters. She is the co-author of two cookbooks with Phyllis Pellman Good-The Central Market Cookbook and The Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals. She also co-authored the Lancaster County Cookbook.

Publishers Weekly

The authors of The Central Market Cookbook return with another collection of recipes representing the regional cuisine around Lancaster, Penn.-widely known as Amish country. The contributions of those who own and staff the 70 stands reflects the local German heritage. There are recipes for Fladelsppe, pancakes in soup and German cucumber salad. Many of the contributors' favorites seem neither original nor inspired, such as those for potato and chicken salads, chicken noodle soup and tuna noodle casserole. Of greater interest are several recipes for desserts, including Black-Bottom Banana Bars, Glazed Apple Cookies and such Amish specialties as Montgomery and Quakertown pies. A history of the market and descriptions of some of the region's specialties, such as scrapple, are highlighted. (Dec.)

Interesting book: Rumsfelds Wars or The Commission

Bread Baking, Revised

Author: Lou Seibert Pappas

We've updated a sought-after traditional bread baking book by a prolific cookbook author who is a baking specialist. Look for more than 100 recipes:

- plain and wholesome loaves

- brioches and other egg breads

- specialty rolls

- sourdoughs

- dessert breads

- international holiday breads

Directions are given for heavy-duty mixers using dough hooks and for food processors; the "quick-mix" method is used for many recipes.