Rae Katherine Eighmey has been rediscovering original, historic-period recipes for the past two decades. Her expertise in translating these American classics from the past 175 years into recipes for today’s kitchens has led to four cookbooks. Three of them -- A Prairie Kitchen, Hearts & Homes and Potluck Paradise, new in October 2008, are available from the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Her next book, Winning the War with Food, a study of World War I food conservation on the home front with more than 100 recipes, will be published on November 11, 2009.
An award winning writer and cook, Eighmey is an authority on 19th and early 20th century Midwestern cookery. She has worked with historical societies, museums and groups to design menus or recreate dishes for special events, has written articles and given numerous presentations on her research. Eighmey served as one of the project scholars for Key Ingredients, a 12-site, state-wide, Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street exhibit coordinated by the Minnesota Humanities Commission.
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