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Books About Life on a Farm Written Especially for People Who Like to Read! "Highly recommended reading." The Midwest Book Review Reviews & Readers' Comments |
LeAnn R. Ralph Rural Route 2 Author E6689 970th Ave. Colfax, WI 54730 (715) 308-6336 |
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by LeAnn R. Ralph June is dairy month, and as a friend of mine likes to say, "if you ate something today, thank a farmer." I would like to take that a step farther -- "if you drank a glass of milk or ate something that contained milk, butter, yogurt or cheese -- thank a DAIRY FARMER!" Here are three ways to celebrate "June Dairy Month." 1. Buy a copy of Christmas in Dairyland (True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm) (156 pages; 20 stories; July 2003; $13.95) Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam (190 pages; 20 stories; October 2004; $13.95) Cream of the Crop (More True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm 188 pages; October 2005; $13.95) A heartwarming anthology of true anecdotes of rural life on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Even though Wisconsin is still known as America's Dairyland, life on a family homestead is fast being replaced by corporate agribusiness, and the memories treasured in Christmas In Dairyland are quickly becoming unique milestones of an era needing to be preserved in thought and print for the sake of future generations. Christmas In Dairyland is simply wonderful reading and is a "must" for all Wisconsin public library collections. Your book is a book of history. You weave in stories about farming and polio and Norwegian cooking and other tidbits of the time. . .you've done a nice job of capturing some of the day-to-day things that have changed in farming life. Your stories also take me back to feelings that I recall as a child. . .those feelings of youthful exuberance and pangs of guilt and other family interactions (written in) such wonderful detail. Order your copies today!! Click here. 2. Make homemade ice cream. When I was growing up on our small family dairy farm in Wisconsin 40 years ago, my dad would make homemade ice cream using cream and milk from our very own cows and a hand-cranked ice cream freezer. But you don't need an ice cream freezer to make your own homemade ice cream. You can make ice cream with your refrigerator. You will find the recipe for ice cream here. 3. Make "Easy-Cheesy Casserole," "Homemade Butter Biscuits" or "Easy Blueberry or Cherry Cheesecake." You will find the recipes here. LeAnn R. Ralph is the author of the books about life in the country on a Wisconsin Farm -- "Christmas in Dairyland (True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm)" (trade paperback; 2003), "Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam" (trade paperback; 2004), "Cream of the Crop (More True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm) (trade paperback; 2005) and "Preserve Your Family History (A Step-by-Step Guide for Interviewing Family Members and Writing Oral Histories" (e-book; 2004) |
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