On the warmest day we’ve had in Wisconsin this spring, folks joined me at the Sun Prairie Public Libary to talk about old recipes. I shared stories and recipes from my book Old Farm Country Cookbook. Many people had their own stories to tell. They shared memories of the iceman coming to deliver blocks of ice for the icebox in the kitchen, ways to keep a wood stove going, and how to measure and make bread. I brought some Bachelor Button cookies – a simple, brown sugar and butter cookie that is small, like a button on a coat. One person seemed to think they were made to “attract” a bachelor! Svetha Hetzler, Library Director, tried using sorghum in her cookies. It was the first time she had used that ingredient in her baking. We had a nice afternoon talking about farm food and farm tales!
Susan Apps-Bodilly, Schoolhouse Stories 