A Rediscovered Voice From a 1947 Kitchen

Margaret Yardley Potter wrote this cookbook in 1947, filling it with recipes, essays and stories that read as much like memoir as instruction. She championed farmers' markets, fresh ingredients and the Italian, Jewish and German cooking of her Philadelphia neighbours well before such ideas became mainstream.

This edition includes an introduction by her great-granddaughter, author Elizabeth Gilbert, who rediscovered the book among family papers. Recipes range from pressed chicken and bouillabaisse to preserves and sour cream cookies, alongside chapters on entertaining, emergency meals and cooking for someone unwell.

It suits home cooks who enjoy a strong personal voice and a sense of culinary history as much as they enjoy the recipes themselves.

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