We wish to thank several people for making this book possible.
Eleanor Apps, Jerry’s mother and Susan’s grandmother, provided the inspiration, and her recipe box was the source for most of the recipes included here.
Ruth Apps, a professional home economist, helped test many of the recipes, looked over our work, and made many important suggestions for improving the manuscript.
The Wisconsin Historical Society Press, under the able leadership of Kathy Borkowski, deserves a big thank-you for its commitment to publishing works such as this.
And finally, Kate Thompson, senior editor at the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, whose idea it was to create this book, deserves enormous credit for her work in blending the stories and recipes to make something of lasting value.