TEMPTING TRADITIONS 

FANNIN COUNTY, TEXAS COOKBOOK

Recipes Contributed By Members And Friends

 Of The Fannin County Historical Commission

Published By Fannin County Historical Commission

Bonham, Texas 

Copyright 1982 ~ The Fannin County Historical Commission

First Printing ~ October 1982

Softcover ~ Spiral Bound

277 Pages

6 1/2" X 9"

Good condition.

The cover is clean with no writing, markings, tears

 or creases.

The pages are clean.  Two pages have an arrow 

drawn in ink, pointing to a recipe (such as seen in the

 last photo).  There is no other writing or marking

 and there are no tears. There are small, light corner 

creases (such as seen in the eleventh photo).   

FROM THE PREFACE:

The title of our book, Tempting Traditions,  takes us back to 1836

 when the first people who settled in this county were tempted 

by the fertile soil, good climate and available lands.  Our "Fannin

 County Woman," a special narrative at the beginning of each

 chapter, is an imaginary character who represents the woman 

of her day.  She lived, worked, loved and died in this colorful

 part of Texas.  She was the pioneer who helped

 establish the state.

Enjoy with us some of our "old recipes" handed down from 

one generation to the next.  Imagine with us the trials of cooking

 on the wood-burning stove, filling the cellar with food from

 the orchard and garden, the aroma of bread-baking days, the

 process of curing hams and bacon and sausage making, the 

Sunday dinner around the large family table and some of

 the many traditions that are pleasant to remember.  

With this book we share with you a touch of our history

 and a taste of our dining pleasure.  

Tempting Traditions is a blending of time and taste.  

We hope to entice you with our touch of history and tempt 

you to try our recipe for traditional Texas fare.