Marta Perry | A Sweet Treat from the Author of The Keepers of the Promise Series

Good morning, Fresh Fiction fans! In my current release, THE RESCUED, Book 2 of the Keepers of the Promise series, my Amish characters are often to be found either in the garden or the kitchen. And it’s pretty much the same at my house!

Here in Pennsylvania Dutch country, most people have gardens, given if it’s
nothing more than a few tomato plants among the flowers. For those who
don’t,
the Curb Market at Market Square has been running for the past two hundred
years or so, and there’s fresh produce waiting to be purchased three times a
week during the summer. With all this bounty, it’s small wonder that we tend
to
talk cooking, baking, and preserving much of the time—to the extent that
some
might find boring!

Right now it’s rhubarb and strawberry season at our house. The strawberry
patch
has outdone itself this year, as has the rhubarb, and my husband finally had
to
point out to me that we really couldn’t expect to eat any more jars of jam
in
the course of the year, no matter how good it was.

So I thought you might like to try a couple of the recipes mentioned in my
story: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie and Rhubarb Crisp.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB

1. Prepare the pastry for a generously-sized two-crust pie. I like to add a little zip to the crust by using orange juice in place of water in preparing it, but that’s up to individual taste. 2. Into a large bowl, place 3 cups of rhubarb, cut into one-inch slices, 1 ½ cups of sliced fresh strawberries, 1 ¼ cup of sugar, 3 Tablespoons of flour, and a dash of salt. Stir to mix and release the juices. 3. Put the bottom crust into a nine-inch pie plate. Add the rhubarb and strawberry mixture. Dot with butter and add top crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 40-45 minutes until nicely browned. (Warning: the filling will bubble over easily.)

RHUBARB CRISP

1. Butter or spray a nine-inch round or square pie. 2. Mix together 3 cups of rhubarb, cut into 1-inch slices, 1 cup of sugar, and 3 Tablespoons of flour. Place in prepared pan. 3. Mix topping: Mix together ½ cup of sugar and ¾ cups of flour. Cut in 1/3 cup of butter or margarine, cutting until the mixture forms fine crumbs. Place atop the rhubar mixture. The topping is generous. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 40 minutes or until topping is crisp and brown. Cool. Serve still warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

GIVEAWAY

What's your favorite: pie or crisp? Leave a comment below and be entered for a chance to win a copy of THE RESCUED.

About Marta Perry

Marta Perry realized she wanted to be a writer at age eight, when she read
her
first Nancy Drew novel. Most girls reached the end of that book wanting to
be
Nancy. Marta wanted to be the person who created the story.

The dream lay hidden for years while she pursued other career goals, but
eventually it re-surfaced, and she began to write, beginning with short
children’s stories for Sunday school take-home papers. After seeing hundreds
of
her short stories published in a variety of magazines, Marta finally started
work on the novel she’d always wanted to write. Thirty-some published novels
later, she still feels the same excitement when she begins a new book.

A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots
led
Marta to the books she writes now about the Amish. The Pleasant Valley Amish
series from Berkley Books are longer, more complex emotional stories with
Amish
main characters, while her Love Inspired suspense stories are shorter, more
adventure-filled books set in Pennsylvania Dutch country. She also writes a
Love Inspired series, The Bodine Family, set on the South Carolina coast
where
she and her husband have a second home.

Marta lives with her husband in a century-old farmhouse in the Pennsylvania
countryside, but spends winters at their vacation home in South Carolina.
When
she’s not writing, she’s active in the life of her church and enjoys
traveling
and spending time with her three children and six beautiful grandchildren.

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About THE RESCUED

As an Amish wife and mother struggles to hold her family together, a story from the past teaches her how to face her daily challenges with strength and love . . .

In modern day central Pennsylvania, Judith Wegler tries to heal the growing
rift between her husband, Isaac, and his teenage brother Joseph—whom Judith
and
Isaac have raised as their own ever since both brothers lost their parents
and
siblings in a horrific fire. Meanwhile, Isaac’s hurtful silence about this
tragic past has robbed Judith of any certainty of her husband’s love.

But when Judith’s grandmother gifts her with an antique study table, she
discovers a hidden packet of letters that changes her life . . .

In 1953, widow Mattie Lapp fights against the county’s attempts to force
Amish
children to attend a consolidated public school, even if it means arrest and
imprisonment. Mattie knows she can’t face this challenge alone, and turns to
her late husband’s cousin Adam for help, but she’s terrified at the prospect
of
relying on someone else.

Now, as the two women’s stories converge, both must learn to stand up for their beliefs and to love again, even when it means risking their hearts . . .

Comments

29 comments posted.

Re: Marta Perry | A Sweet Treat from the Author of The Keepers of the Promise Series

Apple
(Marissa Yip-Young 5:27am July 10, 2015)

My favorite ???? I like them all .LOL I'll say Apple and also the Apple Crisp . This book sounds like a great read ,I'd love to win it . Thank you for this giveaway .
(Joan Thrasher 10:15am July 10, 2015)

I like both pie and crisp but prefer making crisp (seems
easier to me). I actually just made the rhubarb strawberry
crisp this week and will finish it up today -- yummy!
(Dawn Nicol 10:19am July 10, 2015)

My favorite pie is Rhubarb Apple Pie and Blueberry Pear Crisp.
(Sharon Berger 11:29am July 10, 2015)

I can't say I can ever recall ever eating a crisp, so I
would have to choose pie, because I've made several of those
in my lifetime!! My favorite would have to be a toss-up
between apple or pumpkin. Your visit here today was a
Godsend, because not only did we go away with a recipe, but
I also learned something.If I read your posting correctly,
Pennsylvania Dutch country is Amish country, too!! I had no
idea, even though I've heard that term since I was a little
girl. Any day you learn something new, it's a good day!!
I'm also thrilled to learn about your new book, which has
been put on my TBR list. I can't wait to get my hands on
it, and wind up my Summer reading with your book!! I love
to read about the Amish, and your book sounds like a real
page-turner!! Congratulations on your book!! The cover is
beautifully done, too, and I'm sure it's going to do really
well!!
(Peggy Roberson 11:49am July 10, 2015)

I was so bummed when my rhubarb didn't come up in spring, evidently it
froze out. Luckily I have a neighbor with a big plant and willing to share.
(Laurie Bergh 12:34pm July 10, 2015)

I love a good pumpkin pie yet it seems I only eat it around the winter holidays.
(Joy Isley 5:08pm July 10, 2015)

I have had a ton of rhubarb this year. I make my own recipe
and use apple or cherry pie filling. The strawberry filling
I made last week was not as popular. My kids called it
Rhubarb Delight when I first made it when they were little.
I once won a cookbook on Amish cooking and baking and have
used quite a few recipes from it.
(Leona Olson 6:20pm July 10, 2015)

My favorite pie is pecan pie. Topping it with vanilla ice cream makes it special.
(Gladys Paradowski 10:26pm July 10, 2015)

Any pie is great!!!! Especially one that I didn't have to make the crust for! I like making filling, so crisps are what I make more of. Years ago, I would make the filling and my mom would make the crust for the pies.
(Jennifer Hibdon 11:09pm July 10, 2015)

Pumpkin, of course. Unless it's peach, cherry, apple. Oh, the list goes on.
(Mary Ann Brady 11:19am July 11, 2015)

I love cherry pie but rubarb is great, tooo.
(Mary Hay 11:23am July 11, 2015)

My favorite pie is cherry pie, but I am so excited to
have these rhubarb recipies because I have a rhubarb
patch in my garden that I am dying to do something
different with besides the rhubarb sauce my Mom used to
make when I was a child. I appreciate the chance to win
a copy of "The Rescued"! I love the idea of finding old
letters in an antique table.
(Teresa Kusant 1:50pm July 11, 2015)

Cherry would be my favorite. Thanks for this opportunity.
(Nancy Luebke 3:01pm July 11, 2015)

since I have an apple tree in the back yard it has to be apple.
(Christine Schultz 3:22pm July 11, 2015)

I like both!
(Karen Mikusak 7:36pm July 11, 2015)

My two favorite pies are blueberry and cherry, with a scoop
of vanilla ice cream on the side!
(Maryann Skaritka 8:17pm July 11, 2015)

My favorite is black raspberry cobbler or pie.
I also love your books.
(Mary Branham 11:26pm July 11, 2015)

My favorite pie hands down is apple pie.
(Lnda McFarland 11:12am July 12, 2015)

happy Sunday hope you having a great reading weekend
(Emily Stemp 12:02pm July 12, 2015)

we used to spend the supper up in the dutch country as kids our friend had big house an Tell my mom to drop off us and we love it we pick the garden and then the pies the amish would help her husband with the bigger choirs for the maple of the trees in winter
(Desiree Reilly 12:17pm July 12, 2015)

It's definitely pie and I have too many favorites of that to settle on just one!
(Flora Presley 5:57pm July 12, 2015)

I like my pie to be crisp (especially the crust).
(Kai Wong 5:58pm July 12, 2015)

I like pie and usually peach or apple.
(Melinda Marks 9:14pm July 12, 2015)

happy Sunday Night .
(Emily Stemp 9:36pm July 12, 2015)

new author for me. would love to read her work
(Lorelei Frank 7:09am July 13, 2015)

Wow my favorite pie is a peach or a good apple pie .
Crossing my fingers !
(Peggy Clayton 12:28pm July 13, 2015)

I love the review on this thanks, mine would be pie and good strawberry pie or key lime.
Penney
(Penney Wilfort 5:01pm July 13, 2015)

I love Strawberry Rhubarb pie and will make this really soon! Thanks so much .
(Pam Flynn 10:19pm July 13, 2015)

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