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Hood Canal Cookbook

08/29/2016 By Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie 10 Comments

Hood Canal Cookbook

Earlier this summer when I was visiting my friends Bob and Julie at their cabin in Lilliwaup on the Hood Canal, I made a Shrimp Pie; it was a delicious creation made with freshly caught shrimp right from the waters in in front of their cabin and undoubtedly will be in the roundup for recipes for a future cookbook. I wanted to thank them in some special way for that lovely day and here’s what showed up at one of the sales I visited recently. I don’t think I could have found anything that would be more perfect than this.

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This “kukbuk” (come on now…just sound it out)…

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from 1973 has some recipes I have never seen before…anywhere! Like this one.

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I mean, have YOU ever seen a recipe for mountain lion a/k/a cougar? And kernels? Well, I had learned about those when researching a recipe for squirrel pie a while back. Those little darlings have kernels, too. The “GET THEM OUT” instructions seem to be consistent for both beasties. I haven’t tasted mountain lion and if you have, I’d love to know what you thought and how you used it.

There are other recipes in the pages that are more mainstream, like Muriel Miles’ “Pie Elegante” made with huckleberries and topped with Carol Heimbigner’s “Fresh Berry Sauce”. Both of those sound great as does Ethel Darby’s “Berry Pudding”. Plenty of room for experimentation and swapping out blackberries for huckles in the sauce, or raisins in the pudding.

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How about this good looking recipe for an old-fashioned “Huckleberry Buckle”. I get a kick just saying those words…huckleberry buckle. I wonder if Frances did, too. 🙂Lillwaup-7

I might have to hold on to this little “kukbuk” for just a little while longer so I can share a few more recipes with you, and believe you me, there are some doozies in those pages!

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: blackberries, cookbook, huckleberries, huckleberry, Lilliwaup, mountain lion, squirrel

10 Thoughts on Hood Canal Cookbook
    Jean Denham
    29 Aug 2016
     7:20am

    OH, how I love these old books!! So envious, Kate – what a great find. But, how can you let it go? 🙂 My old cooking buddy and his wife had a house in that neighborhood, where we would cross the hiway to gather oysters and go back ‘home’ and grill them up. Wonderful memories of a friend lost way too young. And, Huckleberries rule!!

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      29 Aug 2016
       7:59am

      Oh, I know it’s going “home” to the right place, Jean. Back to Lilliwaup!

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    Barb
    29 Aug 2016
     7:56am

    My mom’s old cookbook has the exact same format! I love old community cookbooks; people were sharing their best recipes and I’ve made many that are great.

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      29 Aug 2016
       8:00am

      Aren’t they though!

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    Elaine Livengood
    29 Aug 2016
     8:30am

    The Dalby recipe sounds like it was written by the people who had the Dalby Mill. You can still see the old moss-covered mill wheel there. I would love to get ahold of this little Kuk-Buk, Love old cookbooks!

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      29 Aug 2016
       8:42am

      It’s got to be the same family! I looked through the book just now and there is one other recipe from Ethel Dalby for Indian Bread. I’ll send you a photo of it.

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    Diana
    29 Aug 2016
     9:25am

    What a great find! Next time I get a Mountain Lion (sure, my vegetarian, wildlife loving self!) I’ll think of you and recheck this blog for the recipe.

    How wonderful. Your friends will surely love this gift.

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      Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie
      29 Aug 2016
       9:30am

      Aiming to please here! 😉

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    Sue@itsokaytoeatthecupcake
    29 Aug 2016
     5:19pm

    Community cookbooks are the best!

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    Dalila G.
    30 Aug 2016
     5:04am

    OMGOSH!!
    What a “wild” find, I love looking at old community cookbooks.
    Some of the best recipes are found in those wonderful pages.
    Lucky! 🙂

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