The AMERICAN HOLIDAY COOKBOOK, by Polly Parke, is a menu-driven cook-book detailing the history and foods of the traditional American holidays. The American "melting pot" is a unique blend of cultural, patriotic, and religious traditions, from Martin Luther King, Chinese New Year, Valentine's and St. Patrick's Days, the Fourth of July and Columbus Day, to Hanukkah and Christmas, as well as others.
This book offers a framework for the novice and for the experienced cook,from learning how to set up a kitchen and pantry to cooking up a celebration using easy, concise recipes, with alternate choices. It offers a guide through the process of creating shopping lists, preparation schedules decorations. The AMERICAN HOLIDAY COOKBOOK is easily a foundation for any family to build their own traditions.
About the Author
Polly Parke was exposed to various cultures, foods and traditions, being born in Pennsylvania, moving to Virginia, and then to New York, as a child, followed by boarding school in Connecticut. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in history and minors in fine arts, comparative religions, and French from New York Univeristy's Washington Square College of Arts and Science. Miss Parke studied voice and opera in New York City for nine years and went on to a career in advertising and public and investor relations. She is now retired, has three children and grandchildren, and lives in both Connecticut and North Carolina (when she isn't traveling) with her husband, Thomas Kelly. Her dislike of bigotry motivated the creation of her AMERICAN HOLIDAY COOKBOOK.
