Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit Among the "Pennsylvania Germans"

A young woman from the city spends a summer with her aunt on a rural Pennsylvania farm, learning household arts, cooking, and thrift while participating in local customs, crafts, and community visits. Episodes describe domestic instruction in baking, pastry, rag rugs, quilts, beadwork, and home modernization, interwoven with outings to local landmarks, neighborly encounters, and portraits of farm life. Practical recipes and household tips collected from local housewives appear alongside illustrated scenes and recollections, producing a combined memoir and manual that records both personal growth and regional domestic traditions.