Tea Time of Life

About the Book

In the "Tea Time of Life," author Ethel S. Tucker shares reflections and recipes from nearly a century of life in Crittenden County, Kentucky. As a young girl, Tucker's widowed mother moved her family to Marion so that the children could attend school. As adults, each had loving marriages and successful careers while living through many periods of historical significance, including the Great Depression and the advent of space travel. "Tea Time of Life" chronicles Tucker's life and the recipes she has used to entertain thousands of dinner guests in her Crittenden County homes. Tucker is also the author of "From Pilot Knob to Main Street: A Collection of Recipes from Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," published in 2005.

About the Author

Author Ethel S. Tucker has spent a good portion of her 94 years entertaining family, friends and elected officials with hundreds of meals in her Crittenden County homes. Her careers included that of a merchant, funeral director and licensed interior decorator. Upon retirement, she became the first volunteer resident director of the Fohs Hall Community Arts Foundation. She is an active member in her western Kentucky community and her church, the Marion United Methodist Church. She published her first cookbook, "From Pilot Knob to Main Street: A Collection of Recipes and Stories from Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," in 2005.