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by Edna Staebler (Author)
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In the 1960s, Edna Staebler moved in with an Old Order Mennonite family to absorb their oral history and learn about Mennonite culture and cooking. From this fieldwork came the cookbook Food That Really Schmecks. Originally published in 1968, Schmecks instantly became a classic, selling tens of thousands of copies. Interspersed with practical and memorable recipes are Staebler’s stories and anecdotes about cooking, Mennonites, her family, and Waterloo Region. Described by Edith Fowke as folklore literature, Staebler’s cookbooks have earned her national acclaim.

Including this long-anticipated reprint of Food That Really Schmecks in our Life Writing series recognizes the cultural value of its narratives, positing it as a groundbreaking book in the food writing genre. This edition includes a foreword by award-winning author Wayson Choy and a new introduction by the well-known food writer Rose Murray.



About the Author

Edna Staebler who recently passed away in her 101st year was an award-winning journalist and a regular contributor to Maclean’s, Chatelaine, and many other magazines. She is the author of Cape Breton Harbour, Places I’ve Been and People I’ve Known and the Schmecks cookbook series. Must Write: Edna Staebler’s Diaries, edited by Christl Verduyn, was published by Laurier Press in 2005.

Rose Murray, a former English teacher, studied cooking techniques in Paris, Costa Rica, and Hong Kong. Her recipes have regularly appeared in Canadian Living, Elm Street, and Homemakers. The author of nine cookbooks, including A Year in My Kitchen and The Canadian Christmas Cookbook, and contributor to more than forty others, Rose Murray lives in Cambridge, Ontario.

Wayson Choy is the author of Paper Shadows, The Jade Peony, and All That Matters. He was the subject of Unfolding the Butterfly, a full-length film documentary by Michael Glassbourg and has appeared on television and radio across Canada. He is presently working on his second memoir as well as a novel.


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3.0 out of 5 stars Not for weight watchers!, Oct 27 2009
By Linda S. Holland (Victoria, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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If you like cooking with chicken fat, lard and lots of butter you'll like this book. I bought it for a particular cake recipe that I had in a restaurant and was told it came from this book. I'd hoped it would have a lot of other yummy stuff just like it. And it does ... but most are so 'out there' (suet pudding) or so old fashioned (hot headcheese) or unavailable (fried rabbit) that I'll never use them. It reminds me of how my grandma (born around 1900) used to cook. Nostalgic, but not very healthy. Having said that it's very 'folksy' and interesting to read about a soup that's good "if you've just had all your teeth out". So I'll make the cake and maybe try a couple of the pie and cookie recipes but the rest of the book just isn't very healthy or practical in this day and age.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hearty fare., Oct 11 2009
By Jeffrey Parker "leisureologist" (Balfour, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews
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I grew up with this cookbook; my mother having a copy, and my grandmother being a recipe contributor, and greatly missed it when I moved out west. My ex found a copy which I had and subsequently lent out and lost. I was exceedingly pleased to be able to find a copy again as it has the best carrot cake recipe in it ever. The book is full of down home farm food, also known as comfort food. It has recipes for every 'home cooked' meal, simple and delicious. Pies, cakes, breads and other assorted niceties are especially good. If you ever needed all the recipes for a thanksgiving meal then this would be a wonderful source. Das schmeckt gut!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Schmecks!, Feb 12 2009
Of the three books in the series, this is clearly the one to acquire. The recipes are truly in the "Eastern European?" cooking tradition I remember.
Marianne
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mennonite cooking that really schmecks!
I'm not a big cook, but this is one cookbook that I have added to my library. Edna Staebler, now 97 years of age, was a native of the Waterloo region of Ontario, which is really... Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004 by Kenneth Scheffler

5.0 out of 5 stars If I could only have a couple of cookbooks...
If I could only have 2 or 3 cookbooks, this would be one of them. I have been using this and "More Food that Really Schmecks" for years. Read more
Published on Jan 23 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Food That Really Schmecks
Excellent cookbook with easy to follow recipes, accompanied by wonderful, funny anecdotes!
Published on Jul 13 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A very consistent, trustworthy, soulful, kitchen companion.
I am a professional chef and find myself regularly going back to "FOOD THAT REALLY SCHMECKS" for it's reliability and good simple food.
Published on Oct 8 1997

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