.
A study of food traditions of the Appalachians and Ozarks, with numerous first-hand anecdotes. This Bookshelf Edition (standard paperback with index) first published 2018; originally published 2000 as a Compact Edition. 28 recipes, 139 research notes. 117 pages including index; 5.5 x 8.5 inches. ISBN-13: 978-1982040529.
.Food history writer Patricia B. Mitchell explores traditional foodways of the mountains, from corn bread to foraged wild edibles. “Characteristically English [Drop] Dumplings,” “German Potato Salad,” “Irish Stew,” and “Scots Shortbread” indicate the historical connection of Southern mountain foods to European cuisines, specifically those of England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.
Food preferences and preparation techniques brought to the mountains by early settlers exist to this day. Recipes for “hard-times” foods and “happy-times” foods are represented, as are recipes for emblematic mountain dishes such as “Cornbread and Ramps;” and there are tips for using morel mushrooms.
Reminiscences by old-timers make Southern Mountain Cooking captivating to read. For example, veteran miller Oscar Gunter is quoted as remarking, “[My stone-ground cornmeal] comes out warm, like the underside of a settin' hen.”
Through its first two Compact Edition printings, this book was titled Mountain Foodways: Flavors of Old Europe on the Southern Frontier.
Southern Mountain Cooking is also available in a Compact Edition, which has a Kindle eBook version
Copyright © 2000–2020 Patricia B. Mitchell.