| Cross Creek Cookery Contributor(s): Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684818787 ISBN-13: 9780684818788 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: A companion to Rawlings' Cross Creek--the author's account of her life in a small Florida hamlet--this collection of traditional Southern recipes is spiced with delightful anecdotes and lore. "One of the best and most concentrated and most authentic books on Southern cooking".--Craig Claiborne. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - Southern States - Cooking | Methods - Cookery For One - Cooking | Essays & Narratives |
| Dewey: 641.597 |
| LCCN: 95047825 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Classic Book on Southern Cooking First published in 1942, Cross Creek Cookery was compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at the request of readers who wanted to recreate the luscious meals described in Cross Creek -- her famous memoir of life in a Florida hamlet. Lovers of old-fashioned, down-home cooking will treasure the recipes for Grits, Hush-Puppies, Florida Fried Fish, Orange Fluff, and Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie. For more adventuresome palates, there are such unusual dishes as Minorcan Gopher Stew, Coot Surprise, Alligator-Tail Steak, Mayhaw Jelly, and Chef Huston's Cream of Peanut Soup. Spiced with delightful anecdotes and lore, Cross Creek Cookery guides the reader through the rich culinary heritage of the deep tidal South with a loving regard for the rituals of cooking and eating. Anyone who longs for food -- and writing -- that warms the heart will find ample portions of both in this classic cookbook. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan: - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953) lived for twenty-five years in Cross Creek, Florida, the area that is the setting for The Yearling, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir, Cross Creek, which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name. |