This was such a fun book! I live in Indiana so this really hit home for me even though I don't live in Wisconsin. I LOVED the format of this book. Like most cookbooks, this book was broken into sections, drinks, breads, desserts, etc. Within each section there alternated between a historic recipe and a well written chapter on the historical origins of food, cooking techniques, cooking equipment, etc. I also loved that both the recipes and the the historical section included the original newspaper clippings that they came from. What a fun concept and enjoyable read. I learned so much! Some of the recipes were kind of bizarre, but some also looked really good. As a vegetarian I can't normally eat a lot of recipes from older cookbooks, but I could more than half of the ones included in here, I was impressed! I wish all states did something fun like this. What a great way to highlight newspapers and other archival material!
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