Mary Norwak
There can be few country kitchens without at least one fruit-stained Mary Norwak on their shelves. A self-taught cook, Mary Norwak described herself as "not a cook who writes but a writer who cooks", and combined an interest in food with a fascination with the social history of cooking and eating. In compiling her books she trawled old bookshops and junk shops for recipes, both printed and handwritten, rescuing near-forgotten dishes from the path of the juggernaut of the processed food industry.
There can be few country kitchens without at least one fruit-stained Mary Norwak on their shelves. A self-taught cook, Mary Norwak described herself as "not a cook who writes but a writer who cooks", and combined an interest in food with a fascination with the social history of cooking and eating. In compiling her books she trawled old bookshops and junk shops for recipes, both printed and handwritten, rescuing near-forgotten dishes from the path of the juggernaut of the processed food industry. See less
