Seasons of Plenty: Amana Communal Cooking

By Emilie Hoppe

This cookbook presents the rich cultural and culinary heritage of Iowa's Amana Colonies -- historically the Midwest's most successful Utopian community.More than a collection of recipes, Seasons of Plenty offers a comprehensive view of Topics such as communal gardening, village orchards and apiaries, crafts, ice making, home remedies, and communal brewing and winemaking are explored. Also included are original communal kitchen recipes and recipes from today's Amana with detailed preparation and serving instructions.Beautifully designed with plentiful line art and historic photographs. this book tempts the eye while the recipes tempt the palate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587295644
• ISBN13: 9781587295645
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book

I got this book as a gift from Janet Wendler(mother of the author) whom I played with in Amana back in the 1950's. I lent it to a friend to read and she lost it, so am buying another copy. I visited the Wendlers every summer with my family. The book has wonderful recipes I grew up with and never knew where my mother learned about them. The story of the Amana Colonies is wonderful reading from a historic standpoint and the recipes are all great.

Great recipies served with great stories

This book takes you on a historical trip through the communal society known as the Amana Colonies in Iowa, season by season. The book ties recipies to each of the four seasons. Not only does the reader/cook gain new recipies, he or she also gains an understanding of which recipies were used during which seasons and why. Finally, each season has its own set of stories which present an interesting historical perspective. All in all, an excellent book!