American History Cookbook E-book by Meredith Curtis

Would you like your children to love US history? This book is the key. We’ve adapted historical recipes to make them easy to fix in your own kitchen like Louisa May Alcott’s Blueberry Slump,  Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Noodles, and Martha Washington’s Fruit Cake.

History is a favorite subject at the Curtis house and when we added cooking and baking to learning about “the olden days,” it made our studies come alive! When I talked about cutting the historical meals out of homeschool co-op one year, my son said, “Mom, you can’t do that. The food is the best part!”

Our curriculum supplies a Christian worldview, living books, and hands-on learning so each chapter includes US history overviews, book lists, and food history.

With over 300 recipes, here are a few!
Navajo Fry Bread
Hoecakes
Turtle Soup
Hasty Pudding
Carolina Muddle
Boston Baked Beans
Mount Vernon's King's Onion Soup
Ben Franklin's Fish Cakes
Gumbo
Davy Crockett's Chili
Buckwheat Griddle Cakes
Chicken-Fried Steak
Johnny Cakes
Pullman Loaf
Harvey House Cole Slaw
Oysters Rockefeller
Feather Cake
Cowboy Caviar
Wo-Jopee (Souix Blackberry Dessert)
Coney Island Hot Dogs
Creamed Ginger Ale
Sour Milk Maple Syrup Pie
Cobb Salad
Waldorf-Astoria Red Velvet Cake
Creamed Chip Beef on Toast

Each section begins with a little history lesson on important events and people along with information about foods and eating habits of the time period. Also included in this great cookbook are resources after each section of recipes. These resources include living books & historical fiction to write, movies you can watch, and sample menus using the cookbook.

Cookbook Sections:
Native American 
Explorer 
Jamestown 
Plymouth & The First Thanksgiving 
Colonial America 
Revolutionary War & A New Nation 
Louisiana Territory 
Remember the Alamo 
New Nation/Westward Expansion/Pioneers 
Southern Plantation 
Civil War
Dining on the Transcontinental Railroad 
A Victorian Tea 
The Gilded Age 
The Wild, Wild West 
Turn of the Century 
Through Ellis Island 
World War I 
Roaring Twenties 
The Great Depression 
World War II Rations & Victory Gardens 
Fabulous Fifties or Happy Days 
Swinging Sixties & Groovy Seventies 
Up in Space 
Eighties & Nineties 

Enjoy! 

Series: Teach History the Fun Way
Author: Meredith Curtis 
Publisher: Powerline Productions
E-book: 438 pages
Age/Grade: Elementary & Middle & High School Students & Parents