I'm back safe from DC, but I have to run to work so will write a more detailed report (w/pictures) later. For now, here's an entry from the cookbook my mom just mailed me. It's the stake cookbook. (Translation: we call a congregation a "ward," and several wards make up a "stake.")
The title of the book is "A Taste of Heaven: a collection of recipes from Anchorage, Alaska." I think though for this to be true then your idea of heaven must consist of beef, salmon, and fat. Which, for many Alaskans, it does. Here is my hands-down favorite entry.
Canning Moose
Clean gristle and hair off moose after butchering. Cut into bite-size pieces. Place 1/2 tsp salt into bottom of sterile pint jar. Pack into jar within 1 inch of top. Process according to canner directions. Only in Alaska! This process makes the moose real tender and makes wonderful stews.
And I think that's really all there is to be said. Also?
The seafood section (which is huge) is made up entirely of salmon and halibut recipes, with a few shrimp ones tossed in for good measure.
The book is 270 pages. There are 6 vegetable recipes.
My mom contributed a few of our family's favorites, and my sister Jenny included a recipe of Jamie Oliver's that she uses. When you find the recipe in the cookbook the submitter is listed as "Jamie Oliver." So I bet now there are all these people out there going "Hmmm, that Sister Oliver sure can cook! I wonder what ward she's in?"
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