Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook [Paperback]

Don Holm (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1969

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press

This book explains how to build the right kind of fire for the best results with a minimum of time and effort. Tempting recipes for hungry fishermen and hunters include pot roasts, mulligan stews, and dishes made from fish of various kinds, bear meat, buffalo, venison, upland game birds, rabbit, woodchuck, and many more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is fun even if you don''t like to cook. But if you do-grease up the old Dutch oven and forget your diet."—Dan Sellard, Eugene Register-Guard Emerald Empire

(Dan Sellard Eugene Register-Guard Emerlad Empire )

"This is an excellent, honest, informative book, one that would make a good Christmas present for the outdoorsman who enjoys campfire cooking and who would like to gain skill in the use of the remarkably useful but neglected Dutch oven."—Nelson Bryant, New York Times

(Nelson Bryant New York Times )

About the Author

Don Holm was born in North Dakota in 1918 where he attended grade and high schools. Later he attended the Univ of Texas, Portland State Univ, Multnomah College and Lewis and Clark College. From 1936 to 1941 he traveled widely, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Caxton Press (January 1, 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870041339
• ISBN-13: 978-0870041334
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was the first, February 11, 2001

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Dennis L. Clay (Moses Lake, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook (Paperback)

Today, cooking with a Dutch oven is all the rage and this book started it all. Every Dutch oven cook should own this book, no matter how many other Dutch oven cookbooks they own. Don Holm had the guts to write the first book in modern times (that being in the 1960s) about cooking with a Dutch oven. In fact, when Holm contacted Lodge about purchasing some ovens to perfect his recipes, he was informed that Dutch ovens were no longer in production. The rebound of this once essential and now popular way to cook in the great outdoors can be attributed to one person and one book, the Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook, by Don Holm. Sure, other authors have now jumped on the band wagon and written their take on the cast iron cooking pot, just as there are now more books than ever about vegetable gardening and fly fishing. But Holm was the first, and this book was the inspiration for many of the others. The author goes beyond what most readers would expect from a cookbook. He takes that extra step and provides a bundle of outdoor stories that outdoor lovers, and others, will enjoy. And, besides a history of the Dutch oven and the stories, Holm provides many useful recipes for beginners and experienced cooks as well. This book is a good study for all serious Dutch oven cooks and beginners as well. Once again, every Dutch oven cook should own this book, no matter how many other Dutch oven cookbooks they own.

38 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A lot of ego stroking, no substance, November 6, 1999

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Ronald Bushman ([e-mail]) (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook (Paperback)

the author spends a lot of my time telling me how good he is as a writer, and then I find many of his recipes do not work properly, or are so vague they could lead to disaster. there are just too many good Dutch Oven cookbooks today to have to put up with this author.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining book about dutch ovens, history and recipies, June 16, 1999

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[e-mail] (Hickory, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook (Paperback)

This was the first book I ever read abour dutch ovens. It provides a good sense of its history, care,etc.as well as a wide variety of recipies. The chapter on sourdough cooking started me on a whole new adventure. Pleasant reading.