Boardin' in the Thicket: Recipes and Reminiscences of Early Big Thicket Boarding Houses

By Wanda A. Landrey

A descendant of one of the pioneer boarding house families, Wanda Landrey searched the Big Thicket to find survivors of the boarding house era and to collect their stories and recipes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574410547
• ISBN13: 9781574410549
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Entertaining, interesting, and credible.

When the name "Big Thicket" is mentioned to about anyone in East Texas, huge trees with dew-dripping moss and dense underbrush come to mind. But after reading Wanda Landrey's BOARDIN' IN THE THICKET, all I can think of are good country recipes and amusing homespun stories.

Great recipes and history

Boardin in The Thicket is a "must have" for anyone wanting to put the country back in cooking.

Home cooking and boarderhouse history at its best!

In todays fast-paced world, it's refreshing to read a book such as Wanda Landrey's "Boardin' In the Thicket". In her book, Landrey recreates the ambiance of a time when people would sit on their porches and rock and weave a tale or two.

Comments from Wanda Landrey - author.

Interviewing the survivers of the boarding house era in the Big Thicket of Texas was indeed one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. For years I was treated as a special guest in their homes, being entertained with delightful stories and, because I was also collecting recipes, often served the speciality of the house. To think I had all that fun in the name of historical research.

Delightful stories with mouth-watering recipes!

Boarding in the Thicket is a collection of not only delightful stories but mouth-watering recipes. The sweet potato casserole from the Commercial Hotel in Kountz, Texas is a must at our house every Thanksgiving!