Old Dixie Slavery PLANTATION COOK BOOK Blk.Americana

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Old Dixie Slavery PLANTATION COOK BOOK Blk.Americana Item Description In Plantation Row Slave Cabin Cooking Patricia B. Mitchell broaches the topic of slave food on Southern plantations. She also touches on the overall lifestyle of slaves, briefly discussing housing, amusements, religion, and clothing. The superior talent of black cooks is lauded. Whether making humble dishes in the slave cabin, or elegant fare for the mansion table, dark-skinned cooks welded the “kitchen scepter” with skill and creativity. Recipes for such fare as “Hog Maw Salad,” “Limping Susan,” “Plantation Shortcake,” and “Molasses Taffy” pepper the book. — “De eats wuz good...” as Aron Carter remembered. Such “eats” are “The Roots of Soul Food.” 109 endnotes will assist those who wish to learn more about the subject, and the first-person accounts in the text will be remembered and even read out loud to others. This is a cook booklet, soft cover featuring wonderful recipes, history about the Old South, stories of slavery and first hand slave accounts of everyday life. Please be sure and read the text included in the pictures listed, the history and stories of former slaves and masters is very interesting. A wonderful, easy read, with awesome ole time recipes. It is in mint condition. A great piece for the history buff or Americana collector. Purchased from read more

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