Feed Me!

Posted on March 1, 2018 by | Posted in about LibriVox, Blog, For Volunteers, Monthly Picks, News | Comments: 1 Comment on Feed Me!

Food – one of the major drives of every species. Our own has come a long way from hunting and gathering – discover just how far with 10 gems from our catalog.

Everybody should learn how to cook! But remembering recipes can be difficult. Imogen Clark has the solution: Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion are recipes in verse, with a focus on desserts, cakes, and candies.

What’s the perfect thing to go with cake? Coffee of course! Not just any kind though, but rather Six Cups of Coffee, perfectly brewed by various authorities on cooking.

Jerome K. Jerome, being British, probably prefered different fare in the afternoon. Various characters meet for his imaginary Tea-table Talk, where they speak frankly about a number of sometimes frivolous, sometimes thought-provoking topics.

Even more inspiring is what Andrew Murray has to say about the last supper. In his book The Lord’s Table, he focuses on the weeks before, during, and after this important event in Christian religion.

Hetty Thompson also experiences a turning point in her cosy farm life: Her chickens suddenly lay golden eggs, and her cows produce milk that explodes. It’s all because of the new atomic testing site nearby – but what to do about it? Find out in the fun story Make Mine Homogenized by Rick Raphael.

The best way to avoid complications with dairy products is by going vegan with Rupert H. Wheldon’s No Animal Food & Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes. This very first vegan cook book was written back in the early 20th century.

John Dough and the Cherub also prefer not to be eaten. Created from a batch of gingerbread mixed with a magical elixir, they try to flee from hungry mouths in one of the fantastic worlds created by L. Frank Baum.

Gene Stratton-Porter has created the world of The Harvester, where a young man grows medicinal herbs for a living. When he has a spontaneous vision of the girl of his dreams, he leaves everything behind to try find her…

Mr. and Mrs. Bassett also leave everything behind when they are called to grandma’s bedside. “Everything” includes their seven children who must prepare An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving dinner all by themselves. Read our dramatic adaptation of Louise May Alcott’s novel for kids.

Very dramatic is also the dinner Mr. von Schatz is attending. He tries to divide his attention between the meal and Gräfin von Erlach, but she has other priorities for the evening… Otto Roquette spins a fun tale in Bei Tische – eine gastrosophische Novelle.

Enjoy – both our books and your meal!

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  1. Anna says:

    I thoroughly enjoyed, “Make Mine Homogenized.” What a clever story. My kids enjoyed it as well.

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