KENTUCKY DERBY Cookbook Vintage 1949 1st Edition

OUT OF KENTUCKY KITCHENS by Marion Flexner 1949 First Edition 319 pages Hard Cover, Dust Jacket has small tears around the edges (see Photo) Otherwise DJ is whole and in good condition No writing or marks in book. Tight spine - Good cover In the preface Duncan Hines says, "Recipes should be followed exactly, until you are familiar with them - then experiment if you want to...Keep tasting, tasting, tasting, to be sure your seasoning is just right," Still good advice Quote from Helen Lawton, Courier Journal staff writer on the dust jacket "Kentucky food is a happy combination of both Northern and Southern cooking. Since this a border state, our food was influenced by the hot-tasty food of New Orleans and the bland food of New England. As Marion Flexner says in the introduction, "A representative collection of Kentucky recipes should contain an equal number of fancibles and fillables, and I have tried to do justice to both." Read the introduction to find the background for this quote and the infamous Kentucky Derby breakfast. This collection of recipes is outstanding and Mrs. Flexner's notes on certain dishes are an added delight. Many of the recipes are named after Marion Flexner's friends. In which case she writes about the person,, who they are and how she knows them.