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Experience the exciting and heartwarming world of the March sisters and Little Women right in your own kitchen.
Here at last is the first cookbook to celebrate the scrumptious and comforting foods that play a prominent role in Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women. If your family includes a Little Women fan, or if you yourself are one, with this book you can keep the magic and wonder of the beloved tale alive for years to come. Do you wonder what makes the characters so excited to make—and eat!—sweets and desserts like the exotically named Blancmange or the mysterious Bonbons with Mottoes, along with favorites like Apple Turnovers, Plum Pudding, and Gingerbread Cake? Find out for yourself with over 50 easy-to-make recipes for these delectable treats and more, all updated for the modern kitchen.
From Hannah’s Pounded Potatoes to Amy’s Picnic Lemonade, from the charming Chocolate Drop Cookies that Professor Bhaer always offers to Meg’s twins to hearty dinners that Hannah and Marmee encourage the March sisters to learn to make, you’ll find an abundance of delicious teatime drinks and snacks, plus breakfasts, brunches, lunches, suppers, and desserts. Featuring full-color photos, evocative illustrations, fun and uplifting quotes from the novel, and anecdotes about Louisa May Alcott, this is a book that any Little Women fan will love to have.
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Experience the exciting and heartwarming world of the March sisters and Little Women right in your own kitchen
Chapter 1 Hannah’s Breakfasts
Rise and shine—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy–style—with these gratifying, true-to-the-era recipes, including cornmeal or buckwheat griddle cakes, a Jo-proof omelet for Marmee, Christmas Day muffins (Amy’s favorite), and an apple-studded sweet oatmeal porridge. Chances are that if you try your hand at making Hannah’s legendary turnovers, the buttery-rich, flaky pastries will become as sought after at your house as they are at the Marches’.
Chapter 2 Gatherings with Family and Friends
When the Marches and the Laurences have company over, each family may bring different kinds of meals to the table, but no matter what their means, they always show their guests a good time. You can, too, with these Little Women–style ways to bring your favorite people together over picnics, dinner gatherings, and even a Sunday roast.
Chapter 3 March Family Dinners and Suppers
“I was truly grateful that I not only possessed the will but the power to cook wholesome food for my little girls,” Marmee tells her daughters in the pages of Little Women. Here, then, are the very types of simple everyday recipes that Marmee, Hannah, and the newly married Meg would lovingly put on the table to gratify and nourish their families.
Chapter 4 Sweet Treats, Desserts, and Drinks
Amy insists on giving her friends the best French chocolate, while Mr. Bhaer treats the March family to a windfall of fruits and nuts before he leaves for the West. Jo’s specialty is gingerbread, while Meg’s trump card is blanc-mange. And at the end of the book, apple turnovers and cookies turn up all over the orchard. Indeed, the March family and their companions are generous with their sweets. Here’s how to indulge your friends and family with the same irresistible delights.
Vanilla Butter Cookies with Mr. Bhaer’s Chocolate Drops
Demi . . . soon discovered that Dodo like to play with “the bear-man” better than she did him, but though hurt, he concealed his anguish, for he hadn’t the heart to insult a rival who kept a mine of chocolate drops in his waistcoat pocket.
Whenever Mr. Bhaer visits the March family, he brings Meg’s children, Demi and Dodo, chocolate drops, a popular sweet at the time. You can still find these old-fashioned candies in the candy aisle of the supermarket. They resemble large M&Ms, without the candy coating. Here, they top butter cookies, another popular treat from those times. Anyone who loves chocolate and butter cookies (who doesn’t?) will adore these treats as much as Dodo adored Mr. Bhaer and his chocolate drops.
Makes 4 dozen cookies 1½ sticks unsalted butter, allowed to stand at room temperature for 20 minutes to soften ¾ cup (150 g) sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour 4 dozen chocolate drops or stars (from an 8-ounce [226 g] bag)
Publisher : Harvard Common Press
Publication date : October 1, 2019
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 112 pages
ISBN-10 : 1558329919
ISBN-13 : 978-1558329911
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 7.85 x 0.65 x 8.8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #32,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Brunch Recipes #13 in New England Cooking, Food & Wine #399 in Celebrity & TV Show Cookbooks
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Customers say
Customers find this cookbook delightful, with beautiful illustrations and clever descriptions accompanying the recipes. Moreover, they appreciate its informative content, with one customer noting the interesting historical explanations, and another mentioning the direct quotes from the novel. Additionally, the book serves as a great Christmas gift, and customers enjoy its storytelling elements, with one noting how it satisfies the desire to continue the Little Women storyline.
