Sojourner Truth Cookbook

Description

Do you often find yourself well past mealtime with no real food in the house, or no idea what to make? Even those of us who cook regularly can fall into not-so-healthy ruts. For everyone who wants to save money on groceries, expand their repertoire, or is simply too busy to plan meals ahead, I create weekly cookbooks with exciting recipes, fun activities or stories, and grocery lists organized by aisle.

This one offers a week of recipes from 1851, the year of Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech!

The groceries you will need for this kit cost about $20-$30, depending on your area and season and whether you buy organic.

Along with your grocery list organized by aisle, feminist and abolitionist history, and hilarious housekeeping advice from over 150 years ago, this kit contains the following recipes:

BOSTON BROWN BREAD

In the "New World" people had to adapt their recipes to cook over fireplaces instead of ovens. So this bread is neatly steamed in a coffee can! It goes perfectly with....

BOSTON BAKED BEANS

A classic, slightly sweet dish with tons of fiber and tons of flavor. Oh: and bacon! Yum.

FRICASSEED EGGS

Tons of protein and crucial amino acids for your brain; a satisfying savory meal for your body. I assumed that this would mean "scrambled eggs," but it's actually breaded! (Also: not at all scrambled. I don't think that would be a good combo.)

WHORTLEBERRY PUDDING

You can also use bilberries, huckleberries, or blueberries, which are from the same family. Packed with antioxidants, and steam-cooked in the traditional way.

FRIED EGGPLANT

I kid you not, the original 1851 recipe says that this dish tastes like "soft crabs." I can't get over that! Do I just not know what a soft crab tastes like? Well, this is delicious in its own right, whether it tastes like crab or not. Plus it comes with a bonus recipe for stuffed eggplant with marinara.

Flickr creative commons photo credit goes to: Mwri for the whortleberries; Battle Creek CVB for the Sojourner Truth statue; Marcelo Träsel for the Boston baked beans; John Morgan for the eggplants; and Nic McPhee for the fricassed egg.

Added on Sep 24, 2009