The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker

  • Fried salt pork with gravy (page 18)

    from The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. Walker

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Sauces for meat; Main course
    • Ingredients: salt pork; milk
    • Accompaniments: Hashed brown potatoes
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  • Apple turnovers

    • chezlarios on March 08, 2026

      Used already-made pie dough from the store and Boskoop apples. These were really tasty, but I ended up with leftover apple mixture (which I used for overnight oats) and the turnovers were so full and leeked out a lot of sugary liquid.

  • Green tomato pickles

    • chezlarios on November 06, 2022

      I made one-fifth of the recipe since I had only one pound of tomatoes - it made for some awkward conversions! In the end I needed slightly more vinegar and water. I also used the water bath process rather than the open kettle canning method, for extra safety.

  • Molasses-on-snow candy

    • anwade88 on January 07, 2018

      This was fun to make, but tastes too much like molasses to be loved by our kids. I’m glad we did the activity though! This is one of the favorite parts of the book for my daughter and she has wanted to make molasses candy forever!

  • Heart-shaped cakes

    • anwade88 on January 07, 2018

      These have a really nice texture. They are not overly sweet. My six year old had an easy time following the recipe—however she found the results to be underwhelming (in her mind cake is very sweet and frosted). Nonetheless I liked this very well. I think they would make a lovely breakfast item.

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  • Kitchn

    Walker has done an heroic job of compiling more than 100 recipes from the series and interpreting them for the modern kitchen...

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  • ISBN 10 0060264195
  • ISBN 13 9780060264192
  • Published Sep 20 1979
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Imprint HarperCollins

Publishers Text

Recipes based on the pioneer food written about in the "Little House" books of Laura Ingalls Wilder, along with quotes from the books and descriptions of the food and cooking of pioneer times. Includes more than one hundred recipes for cooks of all ages, including Long Winter Bread, Green Pumpkin Pie, and other delicious fare based on dishes described in the beloved Little House books.

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