Northern Comfort
The New England Baking Tradition
$108.70
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2026
Summary
Traces New England’s rich baking tradition with historic recipes, carefully adapted for the modern kitchen
In the wake of the American Revolution, a culinary style formed that would set the standard for American cooking. In Northern Comfort, acclaimed food historians Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald draw history lovers and home cooks alike into the kitchen with fifty-two recipes for breads, pies, cookies, and cakes. Readers will bake alongside the abolit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479849703 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1479849707 |
| Author: | Keith Stavely, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald are our best historians of foodways, not only of New England but across the culinary canon. With their cookbook Northern Comfort they have now entered the kitchen to provide a practical analog of the lively insight that characterizes their scholarship. It is most welcome.” - Blake Perkins, Petit Propos Culinaires
“A meticulously researched, eloquently crafted and utterly captivating exploration of that most uplifting of the culinary arts. Packed with historical insights and practical tips, modern bakers will be inspired by these traditional recipes that preserve New England’s food heritage.” - Sam Bilton, Host and Producer of the award-winning podcast, Comfortably Hungry
Keith Stavely
Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald, retired library directors in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, are the authors, most recently, of United Tastes: The Making of the First American Cookbook.
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