Bull Cook Herter's Waseca MN, Vintage Editions I and II

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Warning! Vintage Hardcovers That Contain Nudity Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices by George Leonard Herter and Berthe E Herter Herter's, Waseca Minnesota Volume I, 352 Pages, 1968 Volume II, 584 Pages, 1973 The only writing, is on the inside front endpaper of Volume II. There is a hand-written recipe for rice stuffing. There are no other marks, no tears, and no rips! Volume I has edgewear, corner bumping, and light cover scuffing. Binding is tight, and the book sits square. Volume II has much lighter wear, and does not appear to have had much use. If you are not familar with these books, this excerpt of information was found on the Internet. You'll find these books to be a fun read, along with historic information! "The greatest cook book writer in history is without a doubt George Leonard Herter, author of The Bull Cook series. The value of the book is more than just the recipes which are excellent; the opinions that accompany the recipes are interesting and very amusing to read. The full title of the book is The Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices. The origin of each recipe is given though this is not a scholarly book, and the accuracy is dubious; but he writes with such convincing confidence that the reader wants to believe that Mr. Herter's version of history is the correct one, and all others are fairy tales as he claims. He has a strong writing style that is reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway who he knew. In his third volume Mr. Herter includes several recipes attributed to the famous writer including a peanut butter and onion sandwich that was supposedly Hemingway's favorite. A bull cook refers to the cook in a chuck wagon, lumber camp, or fishing and hunting lodge. This usually brings to mind a cranky old man--irritated by having to get up early to cook everyone's breakfast, while possibly suffering from a hangover. But don't let the title fool you. These recipes range from simple to very sophisticated and refined. The book begins with meats, and the very first recipe is for corned meat. (I have my St. Patrick's Day beef brining in the refrigerator now.) Notice I wrote meat and not beef because he says the recipe is good for "venison, bear, antelope, and beef." Later in the book he adds javelina (a kind of wild pig) to the possible mix. He has a prize winning recipe for roast, and he explains what thirty-nine different cuts of steak are. I discovered the best way to cook a steak from this book. Try frying a one inch seasoned sirloin steak in an iron skillet for three or four minutes a side. Yum! There are also many hamburger recipes, and the book has the best barbecue sauce recipe I have ever tasted. He claims it's Stonewall Jackson's recipe, but I doubt it. Stonewall Jackson wouldn't eat hot pepper, and this recipe is loaded with it. As an avid outdoorsman, he, of course, has many fish and game recipes including several recipes for turtle. The book was originally self-published, and was sold in his sporting goods store and his mail order catalogue. Herter's went out of business around 1970 and was sold to another company. Another delicious discovery I came across in this book is an ancient beef and leek soup recipe. There are whole sections on sandwiches and sauces. The recipes for Worchesteshire sauce and mayonnaise really work. The dessert recipes--rum cake, cream puffs, and strudel to name a few-- are sublime. Mr. Herter grew up during prohibition so he was also an expert wine maker, and this book has one hundred wine recipes, and he explains how to make gin, beer, and whiskey." All photos are the actual book listed! (I apologize if any photos are blurry, I'm learning how to use a new camera) Shipping via media mail for $3.79. Well bubble wrapped and securely boxed! Please visit my m e page, and sign my guest book! I'd love to hear from all of you! Thanks so much for looking! Please read the important information... read more

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