Synopses & Reviews
"A sweeping, eclectic look at Southern food traditions. The reminiscences by Southern writers...and cookbook authors...are delightful pauses. What a shame it would be if these recipes were lost. Thankfully, Mr. Edge and his colleagues have given [them] one more chance to survive." (
New York Times)
"A cookbook you will enjoy from cover to cover." (Dallas Morning News)
"There have been many, many cookbooks about the food of the former Confederacy. But A Gracious Plenty...trumps them all." (Wall Street Journal)
"These dishes, from real home cooks, are simple and dependable." (Publishers Weekly)
"I loved the Depression-era photos and the memory pieces from regional writers." (Food and Wine)
About the Author
Ellen Rolfes is the president of Ellen Rolfes Books, Inc., a cookbook development company with a special interest in community cookbooks. Rolfes has published the most famous cookbooks to have come out of the South, including
The Junior League Celebration Cookbook and
The Black Family Reunion Cookbook.
John T. Edge researches and writes about Southern foodways from his post at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture. He is also the author of Belly of Atlanta: Homegrown Guide to Good Places.
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture was established in 1977 at the University of Mississippi to educate and to promote research on all aspects of Southern culture.