My amazing mother, Rachel Sagmiller, was a "Rosie the Riveter" during World War II. After the war, she carried over that "hard-work" mentality into her family life, providing her husband and children with all of our daily necessities - including good food. This is her cookbook, one from a true "Rosie the Riveter," full of delectable recipes upon which our family was raised. She didn't cook just because she felt it was her duty; she cooked because she wanted to. It was her way of showing how much she cared about her family. Her food was prepared with love - except when Dad made her angry and she would add a heap of pepper to his meal, but that's a story for another time. Mom rejoiced in feeding her family a good meal, and now you can share in this part of our history. Her heyday of cooking was from the 1960s to the 1980s when she had children home to feed. The recipes reflect American life during that time, but also have a touch of Germans from Russia from her family's European farm heritage. I am happy to share with you these treasures from my mom, a "Rosie the Riveter" and true American hero. Enjoy, and God bless.