In July my cousin and I returned to Hancock , Michigan , the hometown of our Grandmother.  Her father Joseph Martin Hosking emigrated there from Cornwall during the Copper Boom in the Upper Peninsula .   While attending the 14^th Gathering of the Cornish, I was able to learn a great deal about what our ancestor’s lives were like.  I attended the class “A Cornish American Cookbook” presented by Holly Landon Hinkel & Brad Landon from The Pennsylvania Cornwall Association, Penkernewek.     

Holly & Brad are siblings who grew up in Pennsylvania just two doors from their Cornish born Grandparents.  They talked about all of the love & hard work that went into collecting recipes & putting together the “Cornish Cookery.”   Many of the Cornish cookbooks are hard to understand with the old measurements and terminology so they did a lot of research and experimented with the different recipes.   The book that came of that research makes it easy to understand and prepare these wonderful old recipes.   

The cookbook includes an interesting introduction; some history about Cornish cooking; helpful hints; and cooking tips.  I enjoyed the seminar immensely and bought one of the wonderful cookbooks, then decided to order more so that others in PNCS would have the opportunity to enjoy them.  The book is now available on the website, Cornish Country Store and at the meetings for just $12.50.   Margaret Porter