Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit Among the Pennsylvania Germans (1915‪)‬

"The incidents narrated in this book are based on fact, and, while not absolutely true in every particular, the characters are all drawn from real life. ... the various scenes, relics, etc., are true historically and geographically. The places described can be easily recognized by any one who has ever visited the section of Pennsylvania in which the plot (if it can really be called a plot) of the story is laid. Many of the recipes given Mary by Pennsylvania German housewives, noted for the excellence of their cooking, have never appeared in print."