The perfect gift for Southerners, history lovers, and foodies alike. Discover the secrets of one of the most mysterious, romantic regions in the South: the Lowcountry. James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award-winning author Joe Dabney produces another gem with this comprehensive celebration of Lowcountry cooking. Packed with history, authoritative folklore, photographs, and fascinating sidebars, Dabney takes readers on a tour of the Coastal Plain, including Charleston, Savannah, and Beaufort, the rice plantations, and the sea islands. Includes: <ul>
<li> Benne Seed Biscuits</li> <li> Sweet Potato Pie</li> <li> Frogmore Stew</li> <li> She Crab Soup</li> <li> Brunswick Stew</li> <li> Hoppin' John</li> <li> Oyster Purloo</li> <li> Cooter Soup</li> <li> Hags Head Cheese</li> <li> Goobers</li> <li> And much, much more!</li> </ul>

The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking: A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down from England, Africa, the Caribbean, France, Germany, and Scotland

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Dabney, Joseph

Baking

Cumberland House

Winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year award, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread &amp; Scuppernong Wine combines delicious recipes of Appalachian cuisine with the folklore surrounding the area's pioneer and present-day homesteaders.
A modern-day classic, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread &amp; Scuppernong Wine serves up scrumptious Blue Ridge hill-country food and folklore in celebration of the fine people, rich traditions, and natural beauty found in one of the South's most treasured regions. Each page is packed with engaging stories on moonshine and bourbon, corn bread and biscuits, and the succulent glory of wild game and smokehouse ham! 
Simple (and often surprising) recipes for home cooks call forth memories of grandma's kitchen table, and photographs bring to life the history of the trees, foothills, and mountain towns. Don't read on an empty stomach!
Praise for Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread &amp; Scuppernong Wine:
"Joe's book makes my mouth water for Southern food and my heart hunger for Southern stories. Not since the Foxfire series has something out of the Appalachian experience thrilled me as much." ― Pat Conroy, New York Times bestselling author of South of Broad
 "Joe Dabney's prize-winning book humanizes Southern food with its charming stories and interviews."― Nathalie Dupree, author of Nathalie Dupree's Shrimp and Grits Cookbook

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking

Cooking Education & Reference

Winner of the James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year Award! Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, &amp; Scuppernong Wine is a scrumptious slice of Smoky Mountain and Blue Ridge hill country foodlore handed down from Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, and the Cherokee Nation. In addition to generous helpings of folklore, the text highlights and embraces the art of Appalachian cuisine from pioneer days to the present, providing insights that will fascinate readers everywhere. Divided into four sections - The Folklore, The Art, The Foods, The Blessings - the book is packed with authoritative folklore and authentic Appalachian recipes, as well as old-timey photographs in the Foxfire fashion: fireplace and wood-stove cooking, hog killing, bear hunting, shuck-bean strining, apple-butter partying, dinner on the grounds, and much more. The Folklore includes chapters on the people, seasons, and social life as it pertains to food. The Art includes chapters on growing, gardening, farming by the signs, food preparation, and food preservation. The more than 200 recipes are accompanied with stories of how the foods have been passed from generation to generation. And the Blessings include numerous hill country invocations. All in all, the book contains 61 fascinating chapters and almost one hundred sidebars on special topics. Among the 23 chapters of recipes: <ul>
<li>Corn Bread: Mountain Staff of Life</li> <li>From Catheads to Angel Biscuits</li> <li>Moonshine: Mountain Water of Life</li> <li>Hog-Killing Day: Mountain Celebration</li> <li>Smokehouse Ham and Red-Eye Gravy. </li> </ul>
The result of years of research and interviews, Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, &amp; Scuppernong Wine will remind readers of the Foxfire series of an earlier generation.

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking

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The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking: A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down from England, Africa, the Caribbean, France, Germany, and Scotland

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking

Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking