About the Book
"Recipes and Recollections" is a hefty 444-page spiral-bound book (good spirals - not the bad kind that pull apart) with nearly 1,000 recipes.
The "recollections" part of the title refers to old photos sprinkled throughout, including a hotel that doesn't exist anymore, the Midland Coal Co. tipple and the Atkinson Stockyard.
The cover is a painting by Anton Pieck, a Belgian artist who died in 1987. It depicts a street scene with a woman making lace, a dog of Flanders pulling a milk wagon and a statue of St. Nicholas.
Recipe categories include appetizers, dips and beverages; breads; breakfast ideas; cakes and frostings; candy, cookies and bars; casseroles; desserts; meats and meat casseroles; pies; salads; soups and sandwiches; Belgium recipes; diabetic recipes; Atkinson chefs and caterers; kids in the kitchen; and "whatever".
Proceeds benefit the church.
- Quad City Times 11/7/01
To support our parish by buying our cookbook:
It is available by mail for $17. Send a check made payable to St. Anthony Parish
Cookbook to: Recipes and Recollections, Mary Helen Claeys, 720 S. Illinois St., Geneseo, IL 61254
The book also may be purchased for $14 at various businesses including The Flemish Lion, 740 18th Ave., Moline; The Emporium Bookstore, Kewanee, Ill.; Guzzardo's card shop, Kewanee and Geneseo, Ill.; and Emma's Bloomers, Annawan, Ill.
Read the entire article that appeared in the Quad City Times.