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

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781402242380 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1402242387 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781402250613 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1402250614 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xxxii, 366 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Naperville, IL : Cumberland House, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-350) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Carolina gold! -- The West Africa connection -- Historic Charleston -- Savannah : the hostess city -- Beautiful Beaufort by the sea -- The lowcountry interior : its food and folklore -- The art of lowcountry cooking : the eateries, recipes, cooks, and traditions -- Lowcountry beverages -- Hors d'oeuvres, nibbles, & and finger foods -- The Lowcountry's splendorous seafood -- Lowcountry rice : purloo (pilau), red rice, and hoppin' john -- Soups, stews, and gumbos -- Benne seeds, a lowcountry legacy -- Pinders! goobers! -- Pig pickin's in the lowcountry -- The glories of chicken -- A cornucopia of lowcountry vegetables -- Luscious cornbread and delectable spoon bread -- Grits galore -- Wild game in the owcountry -- Favorite lowcountry desserts -- Lord, bless this food.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.