Food & Folk

Memories and thoughts on food and those who cooked it, going back many decades, with 180 photos and illustrations from California, Sweden and England.

CONTENTS: CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA HOSPITALITY: SKY MESA RANCH (4) A VERY SMALL KITCHEN IN A TREE HOUSE (16) CORN BREAD ON WEDNESDAYS WITH MA AND BIG DAD (18) BEAUTIFUL MOTHER MARIAN (19) FIN'S SCANDINAVIAN BAKERY IN SAN DIEGO (20)

SWEDEN LINNéA COOKING FOR THE SWEDISH KING GUSTAF V (24) MOTHER GUNILLA's HOSPITALITY (26) A KITCHEN MY OWN WAY (28) BAKE YOUR OWN BREAD (29) THE BLISS OF GROWING ONES OWN FOOD (30) NEW POTATOES: THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD (33) WHO WANTS SOME APPLES? (34) ALICE ALWAYS SERVED BOILED COFFEE (36) A LITTLE FARM OF YOUR OWN (38) FIKA: THE SWEDISH ART OF TAKING A BREAK (40) A SPECIAL PLACE IN HAGA-OLD-TOWN IN GOTHENBURG (42) ISLAND LIVING: FISH AND POTATOES (44) BAKING "RÖRÖ FLAT HARDBREAD" THE OLD WAY (46)

ENGLAND BETTY MARSDEN ENTERTAINS ON THE THAMES (50) QUICK MAGIC DESSERT IN CAMDEN (52) TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TRIFLE FROM KYNANCE MEWS (54)

REFLECTIONS QUALITY ACROSS THE COUNTER (58) SPICE UP YOUR SHOPPING? (59) THE BATTLE OF PREPARING A DINNER (60) MAKING AN ATTEMPT -- OR WHY BOTHER? (62) "EATING OUT" (64) "SLATKO" WITH LOVE (65) FOOD UTENSILS THAT SPEAK TO YOU (66) SHOW ME YOUR COOK BOOKS AND I WILL TELL YOU...(68) MORE BOOKS BY LEIF SÖDERGREN (70)