Complex sentence: Emigrant families, who were mostly middle-class, prided themselves on preparing a good table; although operating Dutch ovens and kneading dough was difficult on the trail, many baked good bread and even pies.
Split into simpler sentences: Emigrant families, who were mostly middle-class, prided themselves on preparing a good table. Although operating Dutch ovens and kneading dough was difficult on the trail, many baked good bread and even pies.