When it was all ready one afternoon last week - the dry-brined turkey a rosy chestnut brown, the Sister Frances' Potatoes (named for one of the last of the famously celibate Shakers), the brothy, purposefully not creamy blue-pumpkin soup (with a sour jolt of preserved lemon), Melissa Hamilton beamed at what she had wrought.
John-Hall: An urge to preserve a rich family legacy is the genesis behind a new book: "Aunt Sarah's Recipes for a Long and Spirit-Filled Life." It's equal parts historical, inspirational...




