Mennonite Community Cookbook Mary Emma Showalter Hardcover 1988 Vintage Recipe Book
$34.99
A classic Mennonite Community Cookbook by Mary Emma Showalter, filled with favorite family recipes gathered from Mennonite kitchens.
This 1988 thirty-first printing includes Naomi Nissley drawings, color food photos, and plenty of old-fashioned home cooking charm.
Details
∙ Item: Vintage cookbook
∙ Title: Mennonite Community Cookbook: Favorite Family Recipes
∙ Author: Mary Emma Showalter
∙ Illustrator: Naomi Nissley
∙ Publisher: Herald Press
∙ Year: 1988
∙ Edition / Printing: Thirty-first printing
∙ Format: Hardcover pictorial boards
∙ Dust Jacket: None
∙ Size / Measurements: 9” x 6” x 1.5”
∙ Page Count: 494 pages
∙ Cover / Jacket Colors: Cream, mustard yellow, brown, black, blue, green, and folk-art accents
∙ Genre / Subject: Vintage Cookbook, Mennonite Recipes, Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking, Community Cookbook
∙ ISBN: 0-8361-1393-4
Notable Features: More than 1,100 recipes, color food photos, contributor-style recipe credits, folk-art cover desig
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
∙ Pages appear clean and readable
∙ Binding appears usable
∙ Color cover art remains bright and attractive
∙ Interior recipes and photos display nicely
Issues / Wear
∙ Cover and spine show rubbing, corner wear, and edge wear
∙ Back cover has visible soiling/staining
∙ Light page toning from age
∙ Minor shelf wear and handling marks throughout
Plot / Content Overview
This beloved Mennonite cookbook gathers traditional family recipes for breads, meats, cakes, frostings, desserts, and everyday meals. It has that practical, community-table feel collectors love—less glossy chef book, more “someone’s best recipe from church supper.”
Collector’s Notes
A strong pick for collectors of vintage cookbooks, Mennonite history, Pennsylvania Dutch foodways, and practical family recipe books. This one has the look of a cookbook meant to be used, not just admired.
This 1988 thirty-first printing from Herald Press has Naomi Nissley drawings and more than 1,100 recipes, and it suits a shelf of Mennonite and Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
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