ee er WALDENSIAN COOKERY ie aphvn E eet ae ’ iF one THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA PRESENTED BY Pilot Club and Lions Club of vider stil N. CG. 0641.5 Vl4p Waldensian COOKER i Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2021 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://archive.org/details/waldensiancooker00unse US edisation We publish this book as a tribute to the steadfast faith and devotion to Christian principles of the Waldensian women, and to record for future gen- erations the favorite Waldensian family recipes. “This collection of fine old recipes We hope you will treasure And may each savory dish Give your family much pleasure.” + ihe! | i} 4 , Fo | ' Ait! ay } at a a y oa nat -_ ——s ee ~—_ - y -—. ee — = oe 2 — - ame = fv — — — <—a . —_— ae er: re "7 - <4 — = i that | 44 tie : rae 7 , Q ee ' ‘t | j i aE mihi | ve Li’ ai ; f VG b206 Acknowledgments We wish to acknowledge the generous and whole-hearted cooperation of all members of the Pilot Club and Lions Club of Valdese, North Caro- lina. We are grateful to our friends of Waldensian descent who contributed the recipes in this book, some of which have never been printed but passed from mother to daughter for many generations. For the beauty of this book our sincere appre- ciation to Elfie Grill, who made the cover and all sketches expressly for ‘’“Waldensian Cookery.” PE te iD ante > ™~ pap Oe a i ae eS avy: a) ae mar A Se J — oa . 4 - < “ _ oe — — -— > _ ete ae . —" = a - ~ and 7 iy PE aa = no all gions iid = mo A ‘a lt tag a _ - th ms — “ et nd alll tag a als naam Se : a : . . _ fining A RE Nie cents trang tert “ on gs hl — _* —~ eatin iy Fs Fe ee ae eee - ety er i eens. ~—¥e —- meee —~—~ 5 : ea pO a Se! eee ~ pes gs Mg, ym - - - —_ Ge ie ay 7 2 »~ Sa a J, sc PS = a oa om, : = a ny —— ae —T aes - aa en hm ee a age ee ~ nina, Saini ee ieee a om “j be ~ > 7 eee x a Pte - ee - ea ~~ Ome >—_o— - et er eons wai. a as = ss , ote al. A Ja gi a a, ———o hive peated aid Socialis eee’ ge ae »? , Ce " 4 eae eal ae re — ee sr pee aaeeine Adem te ee ~ ~~ e at as tT ae ac ar ae —— - - —_ 7 ne a at Pa ~ — wee Ot e — y - cian Dt -_ Eg = — a .~ 7 — ae ae Sa ~~ as dare mations - aoe a ott - © Ne ater > ee — ~ ae a - ” a — ——o —> > * . i 2 a en ee My cae —— — res m » a A a ead SL et oe ~ - — ne OS — ee ne = i — See . on ae er ° — a ~~ ——— ao i =e ¥ = “ >< aad te gg f= —— a ~<a a eS — - -— oa? ~~ - a8 ‘ i — —_ ogee = a eee a —_ ay > =—— The Waldenses The origin of the Waldenses has been obscured; their true be- ginning lost in the pages of history. Some believe that they date back in an unbroken succession to the Apostles, others that they were the followers of Arnold of Brescia, Peter of Bruys, and Henry of Cluny. Whatever their origin, we do know that in 1173 Peter Waldo, a wealthy merchant of Lyons, accepted Christ’s invitation to the rich young ruler. He sold his possessions and gave the proceeds to the poor. His unselfish devotion to the way of Christ made him a leader around which they rallied. His conviction that every man had the right to read and interpret the scriptures for himself was readily accepted by the Waldenses. The edicts, proclamations, and crusades against his doctrines and followers leave a history of brutalities, persecution, and destruction written in blood across the next six centuries. In spite of their supression, their teachings planted seeds in many countries which produced a bountiful harvest in the days of Luther and Calvin.

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ee er WALDENSIAN COOKERY ie aphvn E eet ae ’ iF one THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA PRESENTED BY Pilot Club and Lions Club of Valdese, N.C. 0641.5 Vl4p Waldensian COOKERY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2021 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://archive.org/details/waldensiancooker00unse US edisation We publish this book as a tribute to the steadfast faith and devotion to Christian principles of the Waldensian women, and to record for future gen- erations the favorite Waldensian family recipes. “This collection of fine old recipes We hope you will treasure And may each savory dish Give your family much pleasure.” + ihe! | i} 4 , Fo | ' Ait! ay } at a a y oa nat -_ ——s ee ~—_ - y -—. ee — = oe — - ame = fv — — — <—a . —_— ae er: re "7 - <4 — = i that | 44 tie : rae 7 , Q ee ' ‘t | j i aE mihi | ve Li’ ai ; f VG b206 Acknowledgments We wish to acknowledge the generous and whole-hearted cooperation of all members of the Pilot Club and Lions Club of Valdese, North Carolina. We are grateful to our friends of Waldensian descent who contributed the recipes in this book, some of which have never been printed but passed from mother to daughter for many generations. For the beauty of this book our sincere appreciation to Elfie Grill, who made the cover and all sketches expressly for ‘’“Waldensian Cookery.” PE te iD ante > ™~ pap Oe a i ae eS avy: a) ae mar A Se J — oa . 4 - < “ _ oe — — -— > _ ete ae . —" = a - ~ and 7 iy PE aa = no all gions iid = mo A ‘a lt tag a _ - th ms — “ et nd alll tag a als naam Se : a : . . _ fining A RE Nie cents trang tert “ on gs hl — _* —~ eatin iy Fs Fe ee ae eee - ety er i eens. ~—¥e —- meee —~—~ 5 : ea pO a Se! eee ~ pes gs Mg, ym - - - —_ Ge ie ay 7 2 »~ Sa a J, sc PS = a oa om, : = a ny —— ae —T aes - aa en hm ee a age ee ~ nina, Saini ee ieee a om “j be ~ > 7 eee x a Pte - ee - ea ~~ Ome >—_o— - et er eons wai. a as = ss , ote al. A Ja gi a a, ———o hive peated aid Socialis eee’ ge ae »? , Ce " 4 eae eal ae re — ee sr pee aaeeine Adem te ee ~ ~~ e at as tT ae ac ar ae —— - - —_ 7 ne a at Pa ~ — wee Ot e — y - cian Dt -_ Eg = — a .~ 7 — ae ae Sa ~~ as dare mations - aoe a ott - © Ne ater > ee — ~ ae a - ” a — ——o —> > * . i 2 a en ee My cae —— — res m » a A a ead SL et oe ~ - — ne OS — ee ne = i — See . on ae er ° — a ~~ ——— ao i =e ¥ = “ >< aad te gg f= —— a ~<a a eS — - -— oa? ~~ - a8 ‘ i — —_ ogee = a eee a —_ ay > =—— The Waldenses The origin of the Waldenses has been obscured; their true beginning lost in the pages of history. Some believe that they date back in an unbroken succession to the Apostles, others that they were the followers of Arnold of Brescia, Peter of Bruys, and Henry of Cluny. Whatever their origin, we do know that in 1173 Peter Waldo, a wealthy merchant of Lyons, accepted Christ’s invitation to the rich young ruler. He sold his possessions and gave the proceeds to the poor. His unselfish devotion to the way of Christ made him a leader around which they rallied. His conviction that every man had the right to read and interpret the scriptures for himself was readily accepted by the Waldenses. The edicts, proclamations, and crusades against his doctrines and followers leave a history of brutalities, persecution, and destruction written in blood across the next six centuries. In spite of their supression, their teachings planted seeds in many countries which produced a bountiful harvest in the days of Luther and Calvin.

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