Description
The sale of this cookbook benefits the Nauvoo Historical Society. The French-Icarian Persimmon Tree Cookbook is a collection of 340 recipes from early Icarian immigrants to Nauvoo and their descendants.
The Icarians arrived in 1849 after the Mormons evacuated Nauvoo. They found the climate and soil were similar to that of their native France and began the cultivation of grapes. Recipes include the use of locally sourced ingredients such as persimmons, rhubarb, honey and grapes an. Also featured are local favorites such as the Hotel Nauvoo wild rice casserole and a delicious punch from the Cambre House.
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