The Family Tree Cookbook
A letter to the family
December 1983
Dear Children, Grandchildren, and Grandchildren Yet to Come,
With a feeling of love and joy for you, we embarked on this year-long endeavor of gathering recipes from relatives throughout the United States and compiling them in this Family Tree Cookbook. We did this so you may have a record of the rich heritage you own - and what better way than through the home and kitchen.
The family trees are included so you may see the origin and the time frame from which the recipes came. The genealogical charts are complete only as far as recipes have been submitted. However, if one sibling in a family submitted a recipe, others in that family who did not submit a recipe will also be shown. This book covers six generations. Some dates of birth have been included where available to provide a greater knowledge of the generations involved. Contributors of recipes not found in the family trees are members of our "extended family" (i.e. parents and relatives of our "in laws").
And so, dear children and children of our children, we dedicate this book to you. May you walk in the fulness of our Lord, and may He bless your footsteps along life's pathways. Accept this our venture and enjoy a legacy of delightful recipes - a gift of love spanning generations.
With great affection,
Zanita Younger Arends
Sandra Arends Preville
Expression of appreciation
Our thanks and gratitude go to all family members and to our "extended family" for sharing their favorite recipes with us. Whether the recipes be old family treasures or brand new discoveries, we know they will contribute to the ongoing tradition of good food as the center of family gatherings.
Also, a special thanks goes to our husbands, Edward Preville and Edward "Pat" Arends, for their encouragement and assistance in this, our undertaking.
The printings
Copyright © 1990, 1987, 1984, and 1983 by Sandra Arends Preville and Zanita Younger Arends. All rights reserved. No reproduction without permission.
1st printing: December 1983
2nd printing: April 1984
3rd printing: October 1987
4th printing: July 1990
Calligraphy, editing and illustrations by Sandra Arends Preville. Editing and typing by Zanita Younger Arends.