Wanda A. Landey - Boardin in the Thicket: Reminiscences and Recipes of Early Big Thicket Boarding Houses

A descendent of one of the pioneering boarding house families, Wanda Landrey searched the Big Thicket region of East Texas to find survivors of the boarding house era and to collect their stories and recipes. Part regional history, part cookbook, Boardin In The Thicket is a nostalgic tour-de-force evoking an era now gone, but was once a familiar part of frontier culture and experience. While a delightful and personalized history, Boardin In The Thicket also offers a uniquely appealing series of dishes drawn from the menus of the boardinghouse kitchens, from Mrs. Badders Steamed Fruitcake, Aunt Pheins Bread Pudding, and Old-Fashioned Fudge to Fried Frog Legs, Creamed Stewed Onions, and Country Style Baked Fish. Illustrated with period photography. A descendant of one of the pioneering boarding house families, Wanda Landrey searched the Big Thicket to find survivors of the boarding house era and to collect their stories and recipes. Wanda Landrey is a historian, writer, and researcher who lectures on the culture of the Big Thicket region of Texas. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in history from Lamar University. Boardin in the Thicket received a citation from the San Antonio Conservation Society and was selected to be among those featured in the cookbook, Best of the Best from Texas II.