Synopses & Reviews
Everybody has one in their collection. You knowandmdash;one of those old, spiral- or plastic-tooth-bound cookbooks sold to support a high school marching band, a church, or the local chapter of the Junior League. These recipe collections reflect, with unimpeachable authenticity, the dishes that define communities: chicken and dumplings, macaroni and cheese, chess pie. When the Southern Foodways Alliance began curating a cookbook, it was to these spiral-bound, sauce-splattered pages that they turned for their model.and#160;Including more than 170 tested recipes, this cookbook is a true reflection of southern foodways and the people, regardless of residence or birthplace, who claim this food as their own. Traditional and adapted, fancy and unapologetically plain, these recipes are powerful expressions of collective identity. There is something fromandmdash;and something forandmdash;everyone. The recipes and the stories that accompany them came from academics, writers, catfish farmers, ham curers, attorneys, toqued chefs, and people who just like to cookandmdash;spiritual Southerners of myriad ethnicities, origins, and culinary skill levels.and#160;Edited by Sara Roahen and John T. Edge, written, collaboratively, by Sheri Castle, Timothy C. Davis, April McGreger, Angie Mosier, and Fred Sauceman, the book is divided into chapters that represent the regionandrsquo;s iconic foods: Gravy, Garden Goods, Roots, Greens, Rice, Grist, Yardbird, Pig, The Hook, The Hunt, Put Up, and Cane. Therein youandrsquo;ll find recipes for pimento cheese, country ham with redeye gravy, tomato pie, oyster stew, gumbo zandrsquo;herbes, and apple stack cake. Youandrsquo;ll learn traditional ways of preserving green beans, and youandrsquo;ll come to love refried black-eyed peas.and#160;Are you hungry yet?
Published in association with the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. A Friends Fund Publication.
Review
andldquo;Each page herein delivers a strong sense of community; the contributions are from real people with real names; the collection is democratic, but with nary a sign of culinary chaos; and the food is just plain good. And hereandrsquo;s the best part, as far as Iandrsquo;m concerned: Regardless of whether it looks back into the past or ahead into the future, this book looks ever Southward.andrdquo;andmdash;Alton Brown, from the foreword
Review
andquot;It's as much Americana as cookbook, an effort to preserve a vanishing part of our culture. Either way, it's an instant classic.andquot;andmdash;Time
Review
and#160;andquot;The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook is a tribute to standards of the Southern table as well as a showcase for the delicious handiwork of some notable contemporary chefs.andquot; andmdash;Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Review
andquot;So why are we excited about yet another Southern cookbook? By sourcing recipes from spiral-bound community cookbooks and then testing and adapting them for modern kitchens, this collection of recipes has the potential to become the standard reference on the topic. Add to that the research power of the Southern Foodways Alliance and its director John T. Edge, and this book could be unstoppable.andquot;andmdash;Eater.com
Review
andquot;Includes of plenty of genuinely new and genuinely Southern food to prove that itand#39;s still a living, breathing cuisine.andquot;andmdash;Nashville Scene
Synopsis
Including more than 170 tested recipes, this cookbook is a true reflection of Southern foodways and the people, regardless of residence or birthplace, who claim this food as their own. Traditional and adapted, fancy and unapologetically plain, these recipes are powerful expressions of a collective identity.
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"It's as much Americana as cookbook, an effort to preserve a vanishing part of our culture. Either way, it's an instant classic."—Time
"The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook is a tribute to standards of the Southern table as well as a showcase for the delicious handiwork of some notable contemporary chefs." —Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Each page herein delivers a strong sense of community; the contributions are from real people with real names; the collection is democratic, but with nary a sign of culinary chaos; and the food is just plain good. And here’s the best part, as far as I’m concerned: Regardless of whether it looks back into the past or ahead into the future, this book looks ever Southward.”—Alton Brown, from the foreword
“So why are we excited about yet another Southern cookbook? By sourcing recipes from spiral-bound community cookbooks and then testing and adapting them for modern kitchens, this collection of recipes has the potential to become the standard reference on the topic. Add to that the research power of the Southern Foodways Alliance and its director John T. Edge, and this book could be unstoppable." —Eater.com
"Includes of plenty of genuinely new and genuinely Southern food to prove that it's still a living, breathing cuisine."--Nashville Scene
Table of Contents
Meet the Southern Foodways Alliance
Foreword by Alton Brown
Preface by John T. Edge
Acknowledgments
A Taste: What We Eat While We Cook
Chapter 1. Gravy: Where We Begin
Chapter 2. Garden Goods: Straight from the Dirt
Chapter 3. Roots: A Sweet Potato Is Not a Yam
Chapter 4. Greens: From Collards to Mustards
Chapter 5. Rice: Limpin', Hoppin', and Every Which Way
Chapter 6. Grist: Biscuits, Breads, and Other Grindstone Goods
Chapter 7. Yardbird: Chickens and Eggs
Chapter 8. Pig: From Snoot to Tail
Chapter 9. The Hook: Pulled from Our Waters
Chapter 10. The Hunt: Deer Camp and Quail Lodge Cookery
Chapter 11. Put Up: Pickled, Brined, Jarred, and Canned
Chapter 12. Cane: Sweet Stuff from the Banana Pudding Republic
All about the Southern Foodways Alliance
Contributors
Index