Among the some 2,000 cookbooks that I donated to the University of Minnesota Library before we moved was a Finnish book, “Pula Ajan Ruoka” which translates to “Food for Hard Times.” It has struck me that we are as close to those “hard times” as ever right now. The pandemic, the inflation, the news of foreign oppression and the general mood of the world makes me think that that Finnish cookbook is very timely. These are hard times for many people.