Prairie State Books: The Lemon Jelly Cake (Paperback)

from countrylife

Eleven-year-old Helene, the daughter of the town doctor, and best friends with Gracie, the town pastor's daughter, innocently relates the happenings in their small town of Tory, Illinois to her parents. Helene's mother is famous for her lemon jelly cake, and in the family, is known for her theory...

from rosalita

The Lemon Jelly Cake, by Madeline Babcock Smith, is a charming portrait of turn-of-the-century (20th century, that is) life in a small Midwestern town. It was written in the 1950s, but displays little of that decade's blandness. In fact, there are some surprisingly nuanced portraits of the diffic...

from LauGal

Delightful story of life in early 1900's midwest. It is refreshing and humourous and touching.The way American life used to be.The simple joys of life. I found this book at a used books sale and treasure it!

from JanicsEblen

What a delightful book. I am from southern Illinois and could so identify with the small town flavor of this book. It brought back expressions I had not heard in a long time and reminded me of life during my childhood. What a wonderful book.

from LauGal

Delightful story of life in early 1900's midwest. It is refreshing and humourous and touching.The way American life used to be.The simple joys of life. I found this book at a used books sale and treasure it!