{"product_id":"the-soul-of-southern-cooking-paperback","title":"The Soul of Southern Cooking - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Starr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a collection of representative authentic soul food dishes for those who want the real thing. Most of the recipes were learned by the author from her grandmother, Frances Fleming Hunter, a cook whose café was in the little Mississippi town of Hollandale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathy Starr compiled these recipes as a tribute to her grandmother, whom she remembers amid big pots of greens and vegetables that were bubbling on the stove as she stirred up the cornbread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hunger,\" she says, \"was something the black family had to conquer, and it was a must that simple foods make a delicious meal. My grandma, even today, can tell you stories of how proud she felt about her sister Malindy, who would walk up out of the cotton field and find company sitting on the steps and then would take a shelf of nothing and make the best meal you ever tasted.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile this cookbook does preserve the foodways of southern African Americans of the past, the recipes are food traditions that live today in the rural South. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine black cook's recipes from a hard-scrabble heritage and its ritual of surviving and rejoicing in family values. \"Reminds me of my childhood in Mississippi. . . an excellent contribution to the history of black foodways and culture\" -Craig Claiborne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine black cook's recipes from a hard-scrabble heritage and its ritual of surviving and rejoicing in family values. Reminds me of my childhood in Mississippi. . . an excellent contribution to the history of black foodways and culture -Craig Claiborne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Starr (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKathy Starr\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the Mississippi Delta where her family has lived since the mid-1800s. After seventeen years in nursing, she decided it was time to utilize her talent for cooking, a talent cultivated by her grandmother. She has, since 1981, owned and operated her own catering business. She culled this book of \"dash\" recipes from her grandmother and her own memories of Mississippi Delta cooking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52495554183475,"sku":"9780878054152","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Y3JtbTNkRFB5TzRqWlB5SktXd3Nodz09.webp?v=1760007522","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-soul-of-southern-cooking-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}