James R. Dow is a professor emeritus of foreign languages and literatures at Iowa State University and¿is the author of German Folklore: A Handbook.¿Roger L. Welsch is a well-known folklorist and essayist and the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore and Cather¿s Kitchens: Foodways in Literature and Life , both available in Bison Books editions. Susan D. Dow¿s photographs have appeared in several of James Dow¿s books.