Cooking expert Beatrice Ojakangas has researched original sources from across the country to recapture the delicious tastes of Lemon Icebox Cake, Applesauce Crisp, and Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie. Along with each recipe, Ojakangas shares fascinating stories and little-known facts about the history of the dessert. The recipes have been tested and updated for easy preparation with today's ingredients and techniques, and this book also offers practical advice on buying fresh fruits and cooking pudding. From Yankee Apple Snow to Creole Sweet Potato Pie, Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts provides an enticing tour of the desserts of America's rich food heritage.

Beatrice Ojakangas is the author of more than twenty cookbooks, including The Great Scandinavian Baking Book (1999), The Great Holiday Baking Book (2001), Scandinavian Cooking (2003), Quick Breads (2003), Pot Pies (2003), and Scandinavian Cooking (2003)-all available in paperback from the University of Minnesota Press.

Other cookbooks by this author

• The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever
• The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever: With More Than 500 Recipes!
• The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever
• The Best of Gourmet Recipes for Two
• The Best of Honey Recipes
• The Best of Pancake and Waffle Recipes
• The Best of Pancake and Waffle Recipes
• The Best of the Liberated Cook
• The Best of Wild Rice Recipes (Best Of series)
• The Best of Wild Rice Recipes (Best Of series)
• The Book of Heartland Cooking
• Breakfast with Beatrice: 250 Recipes from Sweet Cream Waffles to Swedish Farmer's Omelets
• Convection Oven Cookbook
• Cooking with Convection: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven
• Cooking with Convection: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven
• Cooking with Convection: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven
• Country Tastes: Best Recipes from America's Kitchens
• The Finnish Cookbook: Finland's Best-selling Cookbook Adapted for American Kitchens
• Gourmet Cooking for Two
• Great Holiday Baking Book
• The Great Holiday Baking Book: Over 250 Recipes for Occasions throughout the Year
• Great Old-fashioned American Desserts
• Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts
• Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts
• Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts
• Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes
• Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes
• The Great Scandinavian Baking Book
• The Great Scandinavian Baking Book
• The Great Scandinavian Baking Book
• Great Whole Grain Breads
• Great Whole Grain Breads
• Great Whole Grain Breads
• Great Whole Grain Breads
• Great Whole Grain Breads
• Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food
• Light & Easy Baking: More Than 200 Low-Fat and Delicious Recipes for Cookies, Cakes, Pies, Desserts a nd Breads
• Light & Easy Baking: Over 200 delicious, easy, and low-fat recipes for baking breads, cookies, cakes, pies, muffins, and more!
• Light Desserts
• Light Muffins: Over 60 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Low-Fat Muffins and Spreads
• New Ideas for Casseroles
• Petite Sweets: Bite-Size Desserts to Satisfy Every Sweet Tooth
• Petite Sweets: Bite-Size Desserts to Satisfy Every Sweet Tooth
• Pot Pies: Forty Savory Suppers
• Pot Pies: Forty Savory Suppers
• Pot Pies: Forty Savory Suppers
• Pot Pies
• Pure Poultry
• Quick Breads
• Quick Breads: 65 Recipes for Bakers in a Hurry
• Quick Breads
• Quick Breads
• Scandinavian Cooking
• Scandinavian Cooking
• Scandinavian Feasts
• Scandinavian Feasts: Celebrating Traditions Throughout the Year
• Scandinavian Feasts: Celebrating Traditions Throughout the Year
• The Soup and Bread Cookbook: More Than 100 Seasonal Pairings for Simple, Satisfying Meals
• The Soup and Bread Cookbook
• Weeknight Desserts: Quick and Easy Sweet Treats
• Weeknight Desserts: Quick & Easy Sweet Treats
• Whole Grain Breads by Machine or Hand: 200 Delicious, Healthful, Simple Recipes
• Whole Grain Breads by Machine or Hand: 200 Delicious, Healthful, Simple Recipes