Goats and a Lamb Cookbook
The goats are thriving and as with most animals think the grass or my vegetables are greener on the other side of the fence. They have horns which doesn’t hinder the goats from sticking their heads through the woven wire, but when they realize their mistake they can’t get back out of the hole. It takes one of us to twist their heads just right so the horns will come through the hole.
We’re still having rain or showers almost every day here. This morning the shower was just enough to wet the surface and now when the sun comes out the air is humid. The showers are good for the garden. The vegetables are growing fast so I can see the plants from the house now. The strawberries like the showers so I should have a bumper crop this year on my small patch. I’m looking forward to that.
Someone said to me recently that I’ve always got a book or two or three in the working stage. As long as I’ve been talking about goats I want to tell you about my cookbook. Years ago, I asked sheep producers cooks around Iowa and some in Minnesota for their lamb recipes. Once I had the recipes in order, I sent them off to get cookbooks printed for my county sheep producer group to use for promotion. In those days, I was secretary then president of the group. The group disbanded in the early nineties. I’d sent the cookbook into a call in radio show for recipes. By sending the book, the host would give us one free advertising so people would know where to buy the book. All the cookbooks sent to him were placed on shelves. He once said my cookbook was so well put together that it made it easy for him to find a recipe. The recipes came from sheep producers used to cooking lamb so the dishes were good ones. The host of the show said out of all the cookbooks sent in the lamb cookbook was the only one he ever took home and kept. Since I still had a copy of the cookbook I thought it was time I put it on the market again.
Cover back
Looking for easy to fix lamb dishes and lamb recipes new to you. Try this cookbook filled with recipes. They are all furnished by Midwest sheep producers that have perfected lamb recipes used for their families, company, promotions at state fairs, county fairs and grocery stores. The recipes are easy, and most of the ingredients you have on hand. Go to the index in the back of the book to find the recipes divided up into different categories so you don’t have to search long for what you want. Find soups, salads & appetizers, or main dishes. Want to cook a particular cut? Look under chops, ground, left over lamb, kabobs, leg, liver, ribs, roasts, kidneys, shanks, steaks, or tongue. Want a quick dish? Look in the Microwave lamb section. Have company coming? Try the dishes for a crowd and in the miscellaneous section find sauces and marinades. I’ve been a sheep producer since 1978, and I know these recipes to be good since I’ve used many of them at promotions and at home.
This cookbook is for sale on Amazon now and will be other places later. Right now I’m spending much of my time outside. It’s so good to be able to get out of the house after a long winter.
I hope everyone is having a good Memorial Day holiday. More from me later
