Like almost everything else, Iowa food has history, from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” family recipes for gingerbread and homemade cheese to church dinner covered dishes to Younkers Tea Room’s rarebit burgers and, of course, to breaded pork tenderloins.
Lake City author Darcy Maulsby will relate the history of the Hawkeye State’s foods Sunday, May 3, at 2 pm at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. The program is free.
Maulsby will serve up interesting tidbits and cooking tips related to more than 150 years of Iowa cuisine, including ethnic food traditions from all corners of the state.
“From Iowa originals like Maid-Rites to Czech kolaches to homemade cinnamon rolls, there are many remarkable stories about Iowa’s tastiest traditions,” says Maulsby. “Pull up a chair and relish what you missed in Iowa history class. You may go away hungry.”
Maulsby is a fifth-generation Calhoun County farmer. She’s also a marketing specialist and the author of “A Culinary lHistory of Iowa” and “The Lincoln Highway in Iowa: A History.”
She’s presented programs in Greene County several times, including a program on the Lincoln Highway for the Greene County Library Association.
