California Mission Recipes : Adapted for Modern Usage

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E Tuttle. Very Good. 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Soft cover with folded flap edges. 141 pp. Index. Illustrated. Bess Cleavland's adaption reads like a modern cookbook, easy and attainable. Each mission is presented with a brief history and a black-and-white photo, followed by recipes that are heavily influenced by the Mexican, Spanish, and Native Americans of each area. Tucked in amongst the everyday type dishes, are recipes for the making of leaf lard, sausage, cheese, and wine; the preparation of cider, vinegar, olive oil, and raisins; the baking of bread; the corning and the curing of beef and pork. For those who appreciate the distinctive flavor of wild game, here are directions for preparing duck and quail, squirrel and rabbit meat, bear and venison. Laid in is a postcard The California Missions, now toned along the edges. Edges are age toned and lightly worn. .