New Cookbook Preserves and Updates Recipes from the Speed Family of Farmington
DAR chapter creates a cookbook to benefit Farmington Historic Plantation; Local author David Dominé contributes the foreword; Former city council member and U of L archivist Tom Owen pens the afterword.
Louisville, KY, July 14, 2016 --(PR.com)-- How hot is a “low oven”? How much butter is “the size of a walnut?” Several members of the Corn Island Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) found out when they transformed a stack of heritage recipes into a new cookbook to benefit Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville.
The recipes—many of them well over 100 years old—were collected by Nell Speed Ream, the great-granddaughter of John Speed, who built Farmington. (The plantation is best known for Abraham Lincoln’s three-week visit in 1841.) One of Nell Speed Ream’s descendants recently offered use of the recipes to Farmington. Corn Island NSDAR, which had selected Farmington as a historic preservation project, offered to create a cookbook. A committee was formed to head the project; volunteers tested and updated the recipes; a local print-on-demand publisher offered her expertise to design the book; local publisher R. C. Linnell Publishing provided book design services and a local graphic designer developed the cover pro bono—it was a true community effort.
Readers of Speed Family Heritage Recipes will find recipes for salt-rising bread, transparent pie, fritters, and eggnog served by James Speed during his term as attorney general in Lincoln’s second administration. The book also includes a short history of Farmington and brief profiles of the women who developed and served these dishes so long ago. Heritage Recipes is currently available on Amazon.com.
About Corn Island NSDAR: Corn Island NSDAR, organized in 2012, is the city’s newest chapter. The chapter’s missions are historic preservation, veterans’ issues, women’s issues, and genealogy.
About Farmington Historic Plantation: John and Lucy Fry Speed founded Farmington, a hemp plantation, in 1816. Farmington, with its connection to Lincoln and its 14-room Federal-style brick home, is a popular attraction in the city. It is now part of Historic Homes of Louisville.
Members of the cookbook committee are available for media interviews.
The recipes—many of them well over 100 years old—were collected by Nell Speed Ream, the great-granddaughter of John Speed, who built Farmington. (The plantation is best known for Abraham Lincoln’s three-week visit in 1841.) One of Nell Speed Ream’s descendants recently offered use of the recipes to Farmington. Corn Island NSDAR, which had selected Farmington as a historic preservation project, offered to create a cookbook. A committee was formed to head the project; volunteers tested and updated the recipes; a local print-on-demand publisher offered her expertise to design the book; local publisher R. C. Linnell Publishing provided book design services and a local graphic designer developed the cover pro bono—it was a true community effort.
Readers of Speed Family Heritage Recipes will find recipes for salt-rising bread, transparent pie, fritters, and eggnog served by James Speed during his term as attorney general in Lincoln’s second administration. The book also includes a short history of Farmington and brief profiles of the women who developed and served these dishes so long ago. Heritage Recipes is currently available on Amazon.com.
About Corn Island NSDAR: Corn Island NSDAR, organized in 2012, is the city’s newest chapter. The chapter’s missions are historic preservation, veterans’ issues, women’s issues, and genealogy.
About Farmington Historic Plantation: John and Lucy Fry Speed founded Farmington, a hemp plantation, in 1816. Farmington, with its connection to Lincoln and its 14-room Federal-style brick home, is a popular attraction in the city. It is now part of Historic Homes of Louisville.
Members of the cookbook committee are available for media interviews.
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