Crisp BratkartoffeIn, succulent Brathuhn, creamy Kopfsalat, tasty Knopfla, brilliant Borscht, savory Strudel, plump Holubsti, Eintopfgerichte that can make a feast, invigorating Hochzeit Red Eye- You'll find more than 400 recipes for historic foods titled in English and German with comments on how dishes varied within this seemingly homogeneous ethnic group. It's about family recipes for everyday and for holidays. It's about the farm butcher, the farmhouse cook and gardener, the home vintner. German Food & Folkways is about food and drink that has nourished and nurtured for centuries. And if too much time has gone by since you savored wholesome and delicious foods or just thought about those early times, this is the book for you.

This is not just a compilation of recipes- it's a genuine survey of foods which are unknown to some, exotic to others and delightfully routine to many who have Eastern European "roots". It's history, geography, ethnicity, and the passage of time, all combined; a treat for the mind, a treat for the taste buds.
          -William C Sherman, Emeritus Associate Professor, North Dakota State University, Fargo Sociologist, researcher, author of Plains Folk: North Dakota's Ethnic History and Prairie Mosaic: An Ethnic Atlas of Rural North Dakota and other works.