Illustrated with beautiful full-color photographs, In a Shaker Kitchen re-creates the essence of Shaker style with authentic fabric and paints, furniture such as multidrawered cabinets and cupboards, peg rails to hang equipment, and classic tables and chairs, as well as Shaker-adapted or -created kitchen articles, from stoves and ovens to griddles, bean pots, apple corers and presses, bread slicers, and broth skimmers. The hallmark of Shaker kitchens as well as dining rooms is utility combined with superb design and flawless craftsmanship.In In a Shaker Kitchen, Norma MacMillan presents a collection of 100 recipes inspired by the bountiful fare enjoyed by the Shakers in the middle of the last century. During that time Shaker cooks were well supplied with abundant raw materials: apples and other fruits from their orchards, honey from their hives, wild and cultivated greens and herbs from their kitchen gardens, a vast variety of vegetables, and rich cream and cheese from their dairies. Shaker cooking represents the best of American country cooking because it is based on homegrown ingredients simply yet lovingly prepared. Read Less