Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine, Hardback, Preowned

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine, The Folklore & Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking, by Joseph E. Dabney This book was the winner of the James Beard foundation cookbook of the year award. It’s a scrumptious slice of Smoky Mountain in Blue Ridge Hill country foodlore handed down from Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, and the Cherokee nation. The text highlights & embraces the art of Appalachian cuisine from Pioneer days to the present. It’s divided in four sections – The Folklore, The Art, The Foods, & The Blessings. It is packed with folklore & authentic Appalachian recipes also features old timey photographs. The folklore includes chapters on the people, seasons, & social life as it pertains to food. The art includes chapters on growing, gardening, farming by the signs, food preparation, & food preservation. There are more than 200 recipes & are accompanied with stories of how the foods have been passed from generation to generation.. this is a must have book!! Book is in like new condition