State Representative David Bly, District 25B

The Minnesota Sesquicentennial organizers are collecting recipes from across the state to create a historic cookbook reflecting all things Minnesotan through food. A special Sesquicentennial Cookbook Committee is asking Minnesotans to share their unique culinary creations and family favorites with their friends and neighbors in this special collection. The committee wants a final product that represents Minnesota's vast cultural diversity at its 150^th anniversary. Swedish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Somali, German and Argentinean just to name a few; Minnesota can claim a unique mixture of palates that the Sesquicentennial Cookbook will echo. Recipes from each of the 87 counties are needed to complete the book. The Cookbook Committee wants to hear about foods that define Minnesota, local products unique to specific areas, foods tied to regional traditions and signature dishes from landmark restaurants across the state.

This cookbook will highlight personal stories, photos, memories and drawings that relate to food across Minnesota. Anyone can submit a recipe and a personal story or photo tied to the recipe’s history.

The deadline for submissions is January 30th. It is Minnesotans’ LAST CHANCE to be part of this unique snapshot of Minnesota at its 150^th anniversary.

All recipes, photos, stories, thoughts and questions can be e-mailed to cookbook@mn150years.org or sent directly to the Sesquicentennial office at:

Sesquicentennial Cookbook, C/O James J. Hill House

240 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55102

The deadline for submitting a recipe is January 30^th, 2008