About the Church Ladies....

These recipes originated with the Ruth and Naomi Circle of the Women's Society for Christian Service at the First United Methodist Church in Moscow, Idaho. The original edition had 218 recipes and was published in 1948. The book was reprinted in 1986 to raise money for the church's building fund. The original cover note states, "Not all of the recipes are original with the members who contributed them, but all are tested and favorite recipes."

The recipes that I've included under "Church Ladies" were contributed by my mother and her friends. I grew up with many of these recipes. I've included some others because of their anthropological significance. This is about as down-home cookin' as you can get.