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books:

The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery

11 reviews

E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1984

A DELICIOUS READ - FOOD AND HISTORY AND CULTURE, WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?
This is a great addition to the Foxfire book family. On a personal note, I was raised on many of the recipes noted here. The food of the Missouri/Arkansas Ozarks is quite similar to the Appalachians. This book gives a great representation of the "way it was," and the delightful writing and personal stories and interviews just add to the fun and usefulness of this work. One needs to note ...

The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys & Games
Linda Garland/ Smith, Hilton (EDT) Page

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1993

Aunt Arie (A Foxfire Portrait)

4 reviews

E.P. Dutton, New York, 1983

A wonderful book that will touch your heart.
From the cover:, " The students, none of whom had ever been to Aunt Arie's before, were awed, drawn inexorably into the little circle of activity that surrounded this 5' 6" dynamo who laughed and pecked on each of them and tapped their shoulders and grasped their knees and tried to remember their names and loved them, instantly, and without reservation-strangers all". This book is wonder full, ...

The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Toys & Games

1 review
Linda Garland Page

University of North Carolina Press, 1993

very disappointed
I was very disappointed with this book. It was more games than toys. They offered very few instructions on how to make the few toys that were presented. The games were not ones to box and share but of ideas of activities to do. My goal was to keep the traditions going by making toys and games to share with others and this was not the book for me.