Lutheran Church Basement Women [Paperback]

Janet L. Martin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Redbird Productions; First Edition edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961343788
• ISBN-13: 978-0961343767
• ASIN: 0961343761
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #990,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fondest memories of my Lutheran upbringing in Wisconsin!!, February 19, 1999

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Stephanie (Dale City, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lutheran Church Basement Women (Paperback)

My grandmother was a Norwegian immigrant who lived in a apartment down the street from our Lutheran church in Wisconsin. This book covers every recipe and nuance I remember from life in the Lutheran church, right down to the aprons. The explanations and footnotes about life as a Lutheran church basement woman are accurate and delightful. The descriptions of rituals and preparations for events are accurate to a fault, right down to the dead spreads. The hints about gossip and the social structure of these women are perfect. This book is a joy!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ja, sure, lots of fun, October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lutheran Church Basement Women (Paperback)

A light hearted look at the traditional role of women and their work in Church kitchens. While I am a lifelong Lutheran, I appreciated it more after moving to the Midwest. The only book I have seen that pays homage to red Jell-O.

On a more serious note, I am glad that the mores honored here are changing. At my church the men join in the cooking and cleaning, and the women have many other roles too.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pre-cholesterol., June 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lutheran Church Basement Women (Paperback)

As I read this book, and browsed through the recipes, I remembered when I happily consumed many of these delious edibles (as well as tactfully avoided the equally noxious ones) in blissful ignorance. I still consume many of these traditional Lutheran dishes at church functions, now usually held in the Lutheran School building. Today, though, I am required to feel guilty about consuming them, can very nearly HEAR them clogging arteries. That basement holds many fond memories of more innocent times!