Goulash and Picking Pickles

Goulash and Picking Pickles Read about life in the 1950's through Louise's eyes. Learn about siblings, four of them; Cousins, over 40 of them, and ice skating on the natural pond in her back yard. Louise ends each chapter by sharing recipes from her grandmother and other family and friends. Did JFK win the Wisconsin primary in 1961? And how did Senator Kennedy happen to visit Washington High School in New London, and thus change a young student's perception of politics? What's it like being the teacher's kid? Louise had her father as her teacher for all eight grades in a one-room school. Was more, or less, expected of her? And how does a teacher's kid earn money in the country? Picking pickles, strawberries, raspberries and in the winter selling roses. Those roses were waxed and made by her mother. Is country living more charming or boring than city life? Louise enjoyed walks in the woods and bicycle rides on country roads, but really longed to see big city lights. Having a chance to spend a summer in Chicago Louise was totally flabbergasted to find out that the family whose children she was babysitting were vacationing in rural Wisconsin! She couldn't imagine what they would find exciting about rural life.

Goulash And Picking Pickles

Biographies & Memoirs

Hoffmann, Louise Mae

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Pearn & Assoc Inc

If you grew up in the 1950s, you like reading about the era, or you like the solid, no-nonsense delicious cooking of the period, check out Farmington, New Mexico author Louise Hoffmann's autobiography `Goulash and Picking Pickles.' Ms. Hoffmann grew up in Wisconsin, a teacher's kid in a German Lutheran family. Her father taught her from first through 8th grade, and he expected nothing but the best school work from her. He also loved her, in his way. So did her mother and four siblings. Therefore `Goulash and Picking Pickles' is a zesty mix of tender, frustrating, funny, scary, wonderful, and terrifying moments of growing up the daughter of a fairly important person in a small, homogenous town. Anyone with strong ethnic roots will find something to identify with in `Goulash and Picking Pickles.' Hoffmann recalls such things of singing `Silent Night' in both German and English, following the strict rules laid down by her father, and learning about her roots from her grandparents. Baby boomers will especially like `Goulash and Picking Pickles,' because it describes the things kids did in the 1950s and 1960s: sleep-overs, sock hops, finding ways to earn pocket money, going to church, wondering about boys, love--and death. Ms. Hoffmann closes each chapter of her book with a family recipe, Grandma's Potato Salad, Zucchini Pickles, or Easy Summer Salad. The simple directions and ingredients will bring back memories to anyone who grew upon family picnics and church covered-dish suppers. A teacher and librarian, Louise Hoffmann writes in an easy-to-read down-home style that will get a lot of older readers saying `gee I remember when---,' and a lot of younger ones asking Grandma `what happened when--?' `Goulash and Picking Pickles' should be on on every family's list of heritage books to read. It's a great way to get people telling family stories. It's a good example to look at if someone is interested in writing their own memoir or autobiography.

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Goulash And Picking Pickles

Goulash and Picking Pickles