50th Anniversary Best of Our Favorite Recipes 1946-1996 (Maui Cookbook) [Plastic Comb]

Maui Association for Family & Community Education (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2009

A collection of the most popular recipes from the 50-year history of the Maui Homemakers' Council and its annual exhibits at the Maui County Fair. This book is the all time bestseller. It's got everyone's favorite auntie's recipe in it.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 150 pages
• Publisher: Booklines Hawaii, Ltd. (October 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096418821X
• ISBN-13: 978-0964188211
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #512,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 50th Anniversary Maui Cookbook, February 28, 2006

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Bonnie Goodell "Volcano Guest House" (Volcano, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50th Anniversary Best of Our Favorite Recipes 1946-1996 (Maui Cookbook) (Plastic Comb)

If you are really serious about the Local cuisine that has developed over the last 100 years in Hawaii by the interaction of japanese, chinese, korean, filipino, portuguese, and puerto rican immigrant laborers living in "the camps" with native Hawaiians and haole managers, this is the book. Or on the other hand, if you had a great "plate lunch" in Hawaii and want to know how to make chicken long rice, spam musubi, or yaki manju - pie crust cookies filled with sweet black beans - this is the book.
When I was born in 1950, my parents lived in Waikapu camp on Maui, where my father was a County Agricultural Extension Agent (semi-fresh off the Iowa farm by way of war in the South Pacific, with Marine training in Hawaii.) According to my Iowa farm mother, after one month she bought a rice pot and never looked back, except for Sunday dinners. The women and men who worked on the semi-yearly versions, of which this book is a compilation, were the friends and co-workers of my parents, and taught them to cook these recipes. This book contains a whole history of mutual assimilation and appreciation of the working-class "mixed plate" that is Hawaii "ono grinds."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offbeat, Fun & Totally Yummy!, November 12, 2002

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inkling (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50th Anniversary Best of Our Favorite Recipes 1946-1996 (Maui Cookbook) (Plastic Comb)

My husband's family is from Maui so I have had the privilege of enjoying many of these recipes (what a blessing to have a husband who cooks!). At first, when I read through them I thought the combinations of ingredients sounded bizarre (Pacific Rim Cuisine meets Down Home Cooking), but after actually sampling dish after dish, I'm quite impressed. The recipes are all written by different people (a couple are from my husband's relatives) so there's tremendous variety. If you enjoy creative, experimental (i.e. mad scientist) type cooking, you'll have a lot of fun with this book...or if you just have a diversified palate (or want one), I highly recommend this book to satisfy your tastes. If you're curious about the recipes, email me and I'll send you a couple to try out.

5.0 out of 5 stars 10th Anniversary Best of Our Favorite Recipes 1946-1996, January 29, 2011

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Penelope B. Tamanaha "penny" (san bruno california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50th Anniversary Best of Our Favorite Recipes 1946-1996 (Maui Cookbook) (Plastic Comb)

the cookbook was in excellent condition and wrapped in cellophane for protection. the book appears brand new. speeding secure shipper. seller to be congratulated. This recipe book is favorites from Maui, Hi residents over the years...