I am always excited to find cookbooks that include collections of recipes from a lot of different cooks. In this case, this collection is culled from recipes printed many years ago in the Farmers Wife Magazine. It is a delightful collection of nostalgic, delicious recipes that stand the test of time; many of these recipes are 100 years old or more. Even a few unfamiliar (to me) recipes that sound great, like Ginger Creams or Honey Drop Hermits. I already have a list of recipes to try. First up is the Apricot Oatmeal Cookies. Thank you, Net Galley.

Delicious looking recipes! They are easy to follow with simple ingredients that you most likely have on hand! And who doesn’t love anything farmhouse!

I love a good recipe book and this one sure was great! Cannot wait to try out all of these recipes!! Definitely buying this book for myself and others!

What a fantastic historical cookbook!! As some one who lives in a rural area, many of these recipes are familiar to me, There is something so classic about North American farmhouse cooking. I love how you can read the influences of family heritage in the variations. German, English to name a few. The recipes produce our most treasured comfort foods. I love how they have only been modernized to allow these recipes to be understood and enjoyed by a wider audience of cooks but have not be modified to provide a more modern spin. I love to understand the root of some of our favourites, and while I sometimes enjoy a refreshed version, there really is nothing better than a true classic. I can't wait to get in my kitchen and start testing these out. The only problem I will have will be trying to decide which one to start with. This is a book that I will find myself reaching for frequently.

An excellent book with a lots of different easy to follow recipes with everyday ingredients. I liked the way there were clearly defined chapters and pictures to give you an idea of what the recipes should look like. I did find there was a lot of recipes with apples but I can imagine that in the era these recipes were from apples would be plentiful from trees grown by the farmers.

This book feels like home. Lots of traditional recipes many of which remind me of my childhood and the meals we had. Good classic recipes.

Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I really loved the vintage vibe of this cookbook -- this definitely felt like a cookbook that would be passed down through generations from your grandmother! The simple recipes taken straight from the early 1900's, the incredibly easy to follow format, and the clean, farmable aesthetic that carried throughout the entire book! I think this book is great for someone like me who has very little experience cooking as the recipes are surprisingly easy to follow and require very few ingredients and steps, despite being published over one hundred years ago. This is a recipe book of basic dishes, all home cooking and comfort food inspired, which I think is such a staple for beginning or even more advanced cooks to have in their rotation for reference!

That being said, the reason I'm rating this book a 3.5 (rounded up to 4) because the book didn't necessarily blow me away or inspire me to cook anything from browsing through it, which is one of the things I really look for in cookbooks as someone who doesn't LOVE cooking on the day to day. The recipes are definitely appealing since they are so essential, simple, and basic, but I didn't feel inclined to pull out my pots and pans and whip something up right away. This is more of a cookbook I would use as a reference if I couldn't find one of my grandma's recipes, or in case I needed a very simple recipe for a side dish or dressing, etc.

I would recommend this as a good staple for a starting kitchen, or perhaps a gift for an older family member!

I love the formatting and set up of this cookbook. It gives me old Julia Child feels. The pictures are great and the small graphic details on each recipe bring it together. The recipes are easy to follow and simple which is what every farmers wife needs!

I received a copy of this cookbook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great cookbook. The recipes are simple and delicious and they all feature ingredients that can easily be found at a regular grocery store.

One of my favorite pastimes has been reading cookbooks, especially those that belonged to my husband’s grandmother (who was born in 1912). Always a treat to read about the different popular foods people enjoyed. That is what makes this cookbook so unique. In an age where most are used to grabbing something commercially prepared, like frosting, here you have the opportunity to make something so simple from scratch. Plus getting back to preparing your own food is much healthier than eating a bunch of preservatives. I particularly enjoy reading how something was prepared decades ago versus how I make my own. For example, my potato salad is different from the one in this cookbook yet the German potato salad is the same. It gives me “food” for thought on how I could change up my recipes if I wished. Definitely a cookbook I can easily see taking prominence in my kitchen.
I received a free advanced reader copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

This is a beautifully done cookbook with hearty, homestyle dishes that conjures memories from years past. Growing up in Central PA with a large population of Dutch and Amish, I appreciate the classic recipes like "German Potato Salad" which highlight some of the favorite dishes from my heritage. I liked the layout; the dividers between categories; and the pictures used throughout. I am very appreciative I got a chance to check out this book before it was published and can't wait to make many recipes through the long winter months!

Cook like your great-grandmother

I've enjoyed dipping into this book but I don't anticipate cooking from it. The idea of Texas Hash appealed - but boiling 2 cups of rice in a gallon of water - crikey! I googled a modern recipe and much preferred both the ingredients list - more flavoursome - and method - more practical (e.g. you simply stir in the washed dry rice). So it led me to Texas Hash which I greatly enjoyed (using the modern recipe), and it'll likely lead me to more. I anticipate continuing to google for modern versions though

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the advanced reader copy of this beautiful new cookbook. Editor Beverly Hudson does a superb job at culling out classic recipes from the magazine Farmer's Wife, a publication that printed reader recipes from 1893-1939. Recipes ranged from practical to fanciful, and are accompanied by many mouth-watering photographs. Loved getting all these new ideas for recipes..especially the yummy desserts. Perfect cookbook for a beginner chef, or someone looking for classic go-to recipes. Highly recommend.

This is such an awesome cookbook. I love the simple, old school recipes inside this book. They’re all very user friendly, and with ingredients anyone can find. These are things you would imagine your grandma making for family parties. Definitely check this one out.

Were you lucky enough to inherit your family's recipes? Or perhaps you didn't but are searching for your own foodie connection to the past. Either way, this collection of recipes from The Farmer's Wife Cookbook, first published between 1893 and 1939, will help you create good honest food that's passed the test of time.

The combination of vintage recipes sprinkled with sweet little vintage clipart, set alongside beautiful contemporary food photography, conveys the message that recipes from the past can be relevant in today's kitchens.

I enjoy creating meals the old-fashioned way and I didn't expect to learn too many new tricks from this cookbook, but I was pleasantly surprised. Tapioca in meatloaf? Who knew? Brown sugar in Fried Green Tomatoes? Tell me more. Snickerdoodles with *gasp* walnuts and raisins? Am I brave enough to try that? Perhaps. I think it's time for some old-fashioned new-to-me kitchen adventures!

My thanks to authors Beverly Hudson, Kari Cornell and Melinda Keefe, Quarto Publishing Group, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital advance review copy of this book. This review is my honest and unbiased opinion.

Best Recipes from the Farmer's Wife Cookbook shoew us just how much cooking has changed since our grandmother’s day or the early 1900s, pre World War II days. The only spices were salt and pepper, cheese was always cheddar and processed foods didn’t exist. Even some measurements were different, many ingredients were listed by pound.

These recipes are all easy to prepare and sound delicious. Organized by traditional category, they include breakfasts, bread, biscuits, vegetables, cookies, cakes beverages and more. My favorites are all the soups, the biscuits, Smothered Chicken, Potato Dumplings and all the cookies. The recipes are highlighted by gorgeous photographs and hand illustrated drawings. This is a cookbook that any home cook will enjoy adding to his/her collection! 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Beverly Hudson, Kari Cornell and Melinda Keefe for this ARC.

I’m pretty obsessed with vintage cookbooks (I also have a vintage cookware collection habit, but that’s a story for a different day); I love finding them and collecting them, I love reading them. I will sit and read Mrs Beeton’s for an enjoyable and relaxing comfort read. So, please believe when I write just how thrilled I was to read an advance copy of this.

I literally let out a little squeal of excitement when I read the introductory tag for this cookbook, “This revised, four-color edition of The Farmer’s Wife Cookbook features country-kitchen recipes that appeared in Midwestern America’s Farmer’s Wife magazine between 1893 and 1939.”

A cleanly laid out cookbook, with vintage style graphics and some full color photographs, this is broken up into sections - there’s Salads, Sandwiches, and Picnic Fare, Soups and Stews, Breakfasts, Breads, and Biscuits, Meat, Poultry, and Fish, Vegetables, Sauces, Desserts, Cookies and Bars, Cakes and Doughnuts, Pies and Tarts, and Beverages. Each recipe is listed with the accompanying month and year the recipe appeared in the Farmer’s Wife magazine.

There’s a lot in here, I kept looking over it and I kept finding more recipes that I’m really looking forward to trying. Best Recipes from the Farmer’s Wife Cookbook is a fantastic all-around classic cookbook, and note for vegans: many of the desserts and breads look to be easily veganized.

These recipes are drool worthy, and the country kitchen aestheic would look beautiful in any rustic/vintage kitchen. I cant wait to try these recipes! The instructions seem very user friendly with a lot of opportunities to gain practice with the basics.

This is a wonderful collection of traditional American recipes. The recipes are well written and have lovely photos so readers will have an idea of what the finished product should look like. The recipes represent a wide slice of Americana, covering most of the United States. It's fun to look at the book and reminisce about the way we used to eat.

This is a nice compilation of very simple, old fashioned recipes that were printed in Minnesota's Farmer's Wife Magazine in the early 1900's. I'm used to these types of recipes as I inherited cookbooks from my mother and grandmother and grew up cooking from them. I much prefer a few ingredients and one short paragraph of instructions, like those here.

Readers should note that there were no photos back then, so any that are included here are stock photos that don't necessarily reflect the real recipe. There aren't that many and they have not updated the recipes with nutritional information.

These are good simple recipes that reflect the cooking of the time. Spices were mostly limited to salt and pepper. White flour was in everything, as was lard and sugar. Not many vegetables were used other than in small amounts or with sugar added like glazed carrots. Half the book or more is desserts, which is also typical of cookbooks of the time since most cooks made basic meals like meat and potatoes with veggies on the side and if they needed a recipe it was for a special occasion dessert.

I would have preferred that the modern stock photos and intros had been left out, and that the book just compiled the original recipes and text. It's a nice compilation though and will be fun for those who don't have access to older cookbooks.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.