Boardin' in the Thicket

By Wanda A. Landrey

Book Overview

A descendent of one of the pioneering boarding house families, Wanda Landrey searched the Big Thicket region of East Texas to find survivors of the boarding house era and to collect their stories and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929398076
• ISBN13: 9780929398075
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"

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!