| Notes: | AMDigital Reference: TX715 .L952 1935b.
"Collection: African American"--Home page.
"Collection Overview: There are over 200 African American cookbooks in the collection dating from the early 19th century to the present. The earliest is a first edition of Robert Roberts, The House Servant's Directory (1827), the first cookbook written by a Black American and first book on any subject written by a Black American to have been printed by a commercial publisher. Additionally there are charity cookbooks, Black dialect items, and celebrity cookbooks. The collection is complemented by strong holdings in Caribbean cookery and African cookery."--Home page.
"Description: Includes introduction. Includes recipes for traditional and famous recipes from the South. Introduction claims that the book contains the first recipe for "Kentucky Burgoo" and "Pot Likker"."--Home page.
"Additional Information: Every part of the South is individual and distinctive in its cookery. The "Creole Dish" of New Orleans has nothing to do with racial origin but rather indicates the use of red and green peppers, onions and garlic. Oranges, grapefruit and avocados play an important part in Florida cooking. Maryland is famous for its fried chicken and its delicious seafood recipes. One thinks of Virginia, its hot breads and its sugar-cured hams. Kentucky is known for its corn "likker" and its flannel cakes. Only one thing is universally true: every corner of the South is famous for its fine cookery. ... We believe this book to contain a remarkable cross-section of fine recipes and we hope you will find it a valuable aid in your culinary efforts." -- Introduction. Text in English; most poetry and illustration captions approximating Southern African American dialects."--Home page.
"Note: Every care and attention has been paid to preserve the historic authenticity of these documents which range in date from the early sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. Any terminology that may be deemed discriminatory or offensive by present-day principles may have been preserved for the historic accuracy and relevance to that particular document. Catalog Records (c) 2019, by the Michigan State University. All rights reserved."--Home page.
Includes index.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2021. Digitized from a copy held by Michigan State University and made available by Adam Matthew Digital.
Michigan State University
Description based on online resource; title from scanned document's title page (viewed on April 19, 2021).
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