Lancaster Central Market Cookbook: 25th Anniversary Edition

Central Market, just off the main square in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the oldest continually operating farmers market in the US. It absolutely bursts with life every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday of the year, when it throws open its doors to its loyal shoppers. The stand holders are a mix of local organic farmers, truck-patch gardeners, bakers, butchers, cheese-makers, and cooks from local kitchens who bring their fully prepared foods to sell. Twenty-five years ago, a second-generation stand holder began writing down favorite recipes of the food she sold. She urged other stand holders to do the same many did not cook from written recipes, and they brought together three hundred of their very best dishes. The collection became The Central Market Cookbook, and it sold wildly.