Montana Territory Pioneer Recipes & Trivia: Early Montana Pioneer Recipes ... And A Little Of The Way Of Today!

Gold was discovered in Bannack, Montana in 1862. This brought many men and a few women to the area seeking their fortune. The men, we know worked the claims looking for gold, but what of the women? What did they do, how did they live, what and how did they cook, where did they get their water, how did they plant a garden, keep food without refrigeration and oh, so many other questions.The old west is revisited through the eyes of the Montana Territory Pioneer Recipes and Trivia with recipes and descriptions of the way women did things in the "good old days". The ways described in this book could be in any frontier town, not just in Montana.The Montana Territory Pioneer Recipes and Trivia book came into being during pioneer celebrations at Bannack Days which celebrates the early days of Bannack, Montana. The ladies of Jolly Jill's Women's Club of Dillon, Montana made jams, jellies, pies, cakes, cookies and lemonade to sell as a way to make money for their club and their community service projects. As they visited with people they were asked about many pioneer ways and methods of doing things. So began this book. The ladies of this group learned the early day methods of living from their grandmothers, mothers and, yes, from experience. They have gathered wood, cooked on wood stoves, had gardens, preserved fruits and vegetables, butchered livestock and wild game, and had no electricity or running water. They were not the early pioneers of the frontier but these ladies lived and experienced similar conditions. They share the recipes and ways in this book with the hope that people will understand how our pioneering families lived and survived.

Author: Louise M. Shafer

Publisher: Pioneer Books

Publication Date: Jul 01, 2016

Number of Pages: 124 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Cooking

ISBN-10: 0997611405

ISBN-13: 9780997611403