Cookin' with Home Storage [Paperback]

Peggy Layton (Author), Vicki Tate (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cookin' With Home Storage | Publication Date: July 18, 1991

This best-selling cookbook is full of delicious recipes all made from your personal home storage.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Peggy Layton a Home Economist, holds a bachelors of Science degree in Home Economics Education from Brigham Young University with a minor in Food Science and Nutrition. Peggy is married to Scott Layton and together they have 7 children. With nine people to feed Peggy writes about food storage and production from a hands on point of view. She is well known for writing and speaking on the subject of bulk food preparation. Peggy has written a series of books on the subject of food storage. All these books have been well recieved and are being sold nationally. Peggy is dedicated to bringing you tried and tested recipes as well as accurate informatio

Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Peggy Layton (July 18, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893519015
• ISBN-13: 978-1893519015
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #85 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Culinary Arts & Techniques
  • #88 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Reference

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

99 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars frustrating beyond words, August 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cookin' with Home Storage (Paperback)

I thought this book would be a good basic cookbook, but I am disappointed in the poor quality of the recipes. For example, I started reading in the Bread section, and in 25 recipes, I found 24 typographical errors or omissions (like a recipe for whole wheat bread that doesn't tell you how much whole wheat flour to use, and a refrigerator roll recipe where you are never told to put the dough into the frig). If you are an experienced cook, you will probably do OK with this book using trial and error, but if you are inexperienced, it is frustrating beyond words.

87 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent information source!, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cookin' with Home Storage (Paperback)

I was really curious to see this book after seeing the disparity in the online reviews. This is an excellent source of information-- packed with interesting recipes, some of which purport to be (and sound as if they might be) from the pioneers. It certainly provides a wide selection of dishes and goodies to make using long-term storage foods such as whole grains, dried milk, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, etc. There are, however, enough recipes that don't use these foods to justify purchasing the book to add to your cookbook collection, even if you don't store dried foods. Okay, so it's poorly edited. There are asterisks that don't seem to refer to anything, numerous spelling and grammatical errors, and apparent omissions. But these don't render the book unusable. The reader will need to work around them. The author appears to assume that the reader can already cook. It certainly isn't a book for the novice in the kitchen! I'd recommend that the reader carefully read any recipe before trying it, considering whether it makes sense or whether there might be some omissions. In addition to the very interesting recipes, the book has useful information on emergency substitutions, reconstituting dried foods, quantities to store, and survival foods (what's out there in the wild that you can eat in a pinch). All in all, I'd say it's a great addition to your cookbook library, very reasonably priced, an interesting read, and a must-have if you're into long-term food storage--definitely worth the investment!

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete, October 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cookin' with Home Storage (Paperback)

I was very disappointed with this book because many of the recipes are inaccurate and incomplete. I have even called the author for clarification of a recipe but she would not respond. It seems like she had a lot of her friends submitt recipes for the book but did not really try the recipes herself, to see if they were complete and easy to follow.