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Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1984.
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1. Appalachian Cooking "As far as the good part of it, I don't know if cooking today is any better." 1 -- 2. Menus "I don't never make a menu." 36 -- 3. Beverages "Used to you couldn't make it too strong but what I could drink it." 41 -- 4. Milk, Butter, Cheese, Eggs "Mama'd tell me to pull on the cow's tit to learn how to milk and that's the way I learned how." 58 -- 5. Soups and Stews "I made soup every fall, every summer." 74 -- 6. Salads "When you get all that chopped up, you've got a bowl full." 83 -- 7. Fish "They was plenty of fish in the river." 91 -- 8. Poultry and Wild Game Birds "Now I like the old-fashioned way of cooking wild turkey." 100 -- 9. Pork "We used to kill five or six big hogs every winter." 116 -- 10. Beef "Daddy didn't think you had much if you didn't have meat on the table." 126 -- 11. Wild Game "People say I make good squirrel dumplings." 132 -- 12. Gravies and Sauces "Mighty good for sopping biscuits in." 143 -- 13. Vegetables "They will melt in your mouth if you're a hillibilly." 148 -- 14. Breads "He's married a woman that can't even cook corn bread." 177 -- 15. Desserts "The best sweet potato pie you ever put your tooth on." 207 -- 16. Pickles, Relish, James, and Jellies "I like to cook my jellies fast and my preserves slow." 270 -- 17. Cooking for Crowds "I usually don't have any choice but to cook for a big crowd--especially on Sunday." 298.
