{"product_id":"the-shaker-cookbook-not-by-bread-alone","title":"The Shaker Cookbook: Not by Bread Alone","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caroline B. Piercy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Virginia Filson Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crown Publishers, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second printing, June 1962; originally published in 1953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 283 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Fine in a Very Good vintage dust jacket protected in removable archival Brodart. The book is clean, tight, and exceptionally well preserved. The original illustrated jacket shows age-toning, light soiling, edge wear, and a few small tears and creases but remains complete, colorful, and attractive. Photographs show the actual copy offered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None; published before ISBNs were introduced.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shaker Cook Book: Not by Bread Alone\u003c\/em\u003e preserves the recipes and domestic traditions associated with Shaker communities, whose kitchens were known for simplicity, economy, seasonal ingredients, and careful preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eCaroline B. Piercy gathers recipes for breads, soups, vegetables, meats, preserves, pickles, desserts, and other traditional dishes, offering a portrait of Shaker life through the practical art of cooking. The recipes reflect a philosophy in which usefulness, restraint, hospitality, and respect for ingredients were closely connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIllustrated by Virginia Filson Walsh, this 1962 second printing retains its wonderfully distinctive midcentury dust jacket, with rows of stylized Shaker cooks carrying colorful bowls. It belongs as readily in a collection of American social history and folk traditions as it does on a cookbook shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy we love this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is more than a collection of vintage recipes. It documents the daily life, ingenuity, and communal values of one of America’s most distinctive religious communities. It also has special regional interest for Berkshire and New England readers familiar with the Shaker history of Hancock, Massachusetts, and nearby communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44386245673140,"sku":"209-8","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/shakercover.jpg?v=1789763384","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-shaker-cookbook-not-by-bread-alone","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}