The cookie jar caught my attention first whenever I entered Aunt Berniece’s kitchen. Whatever it contained would be good, but I said a little prayer before lifting the lid. “Please, God, make it be tea biscuits.” I loved Aunt Berniece’s Cornish tea biscuits. My...
In the O’Shaughnessy Chronicles, descendants of southwest Wisconsin’s hard rock-mining, nineteenth century Cornish immigrants weather early twentieth century change. “‘Have you ever eaten Cornish tea biscuits, Earl?’ ‘Can’t say that I have.’ Will...
The first two books of the O’Shaughnessy series are told from the point of view of patriarch Will. Removed in the editing process was a second point of view, that of Will’s daughter, Catherine. Those unpublished outtakes, seen through Catherine’s eyes, are offered...
In September, in honor of the annual Midwest Cornish Festival we are sharing Cornish recipes contributed by friends, fans and family members. Grandma Gribble’s Saffron Buns Submitted by Gretta Gribble and David Gribble. Thank you! Makes two dozen buns. My mother was...
In September, in honor of the annual Midwest Cornish Festival we are sharing Cornish recipes contributed by friends, fans and family members. These are caraway seed biscuits, found in the Cornish recipes from the 1950s, “’Homemaker’s Club’ Cookbook.’” Recipe written...
In September, in honor of the annual Midwest Cornish Festival we are sharing Cornish recipes contributed by friends, fans and family members. Enjoy this recipe submitted by Judy Vivian. Note: The 2018 Cornish Fest begins September 28th In Mineral Point, Wisconsin....
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When a sibling unexpectedly inherits his grandfather’s dairy farm, Will O’Shaughnessy turns to selling Fords in rural, pre-World War I southwestern Wisconsin.
A richly wistful epic tale of a bygone era....Readers will yearn for more. ~ Midwest Book Review
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