Web WomenOnWriting.com Home Reviews Articles Interviews ... Mission Statement Writing a Cooking Column by Mary Emma Allen "How did you get started writing cooking columns?" my readers and other writers frequently ask. I've been writing a "Country Kitchen" column for newspapers for around 40 years. It was my first published writing. Since then, I've gone on to do many columns of various types. Accidental Start "Country Kitchen" began by accident, after I graduated from teacher's college and then completed a correspondence course in journalism. My husband and I were living in Texas, where Jim was an Air Force pilot. In letters to my mom in New York State I often wrote about the various foods we encountered, so different from those she served. A publisher in my rural hometown decided to produce a weekly newspaper. He mentioned to Mother, as he delivered newspapers to her country grocery store, that he was looking for a food writer. She immediately said I'd just finished a journalism course, was interested in cooking, and would be glad to write a column. Writing Adventures Over the years, my column has appeared in newspapers in New York State, New Hampshire, Vermont, Texas, and Utah. I delve into food history, cooking around our country and other countries, memories of family recipes, and cookbook reviews. | |
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