Frankenhilf Favorites 1976 Richville Michigan Bavarian American Cookbook

Frankenhilf Favorites is a Bavarian and American community cookbook compiled by the members of St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Richville, Michigan.

This copy has an intact blue plastic comb binding that works well, clean and readable recipe pages, and light wear and handling marks along the covers and edges.

Along with home recipes, it includes Richville church and farm history, community photographs, local activities, butchering and sausage traditions, and German and American cooking.

Details

• Item: Community church cookbook
• Title: Frankenhilf Favorites: A Book of Bavarian & American Recipes
• Author: Compiled by the Members of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Richville, Michigan
• Publication Year: 1976
• Format and Binding: Softcover with blue plastic comb binding
• Dust Jacket: None, issued as a softcover comb bound cookbook
• Pages: 242 numbered pages, plus approximately 8 added recipe pages and an index
• Genre: Community cookbook, Bavarian and American cooking, Michigan local history
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 inches

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Graded Very Good: This copy shows normal use while remaining complete, sturdy, readable, and well suited for cooking or local history reference.
• The blue plastic comb binding is intact and works well, with no cracking reported.
• The recipe pages shown are clean, clear, and easy to read.
• The cookbook is packed with contributor recipes including punches, salads, German potato salad, brownies, banana bread, cookies, bars, and other everyday dishes.
• Black and white photographs and short local history pieces record Richville farm life, church activities, food traditions, and community memories.

Issues / Wear

• The front and back covers show light edge and corner wear from age and handling.
• There are scattered light surface marks and age toning on the covers.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
• Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
• Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
• Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Collector's Notes

The committee page states that proceeds from the cookbook supported work establishing new mission churches in Michigan. That places this book firmly in the practical fundraising tradition of community church cookbooks.

The recipes are credited to local contributors and sit beside Bavarian, German American, and Michigan food traditions. That combination suits cookbook collectors, family historians, and readers with ties to Richville and the Frankenmuth area.

This copy includes photographs and short pieces about farm kitchens, threshing, feather pillows, butchering, sausage making, church life, and other community memories. Those pages make it more than a recipe collection and give the book useful local history content.

The intact comb binding, readable recipes, contributor names, and neighborhood history make this a comfortable working cookbook with plenty to browse between recipes.

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Care and Handling

Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.