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Southern holidays : a savor the South cookbook / Debbie Moose.

Summary:

Featuring seventeen holidays and fifty recipes, this book includes such classics as Coconut King Cake for Mardi Gras and Smoky Red Rice for Juneteenth, as well as southern twists on time-honored delicacies, from Cajun-Style Rice Dressing for Thanksgiving to Sweet Potato Latkes for Hanukkah. Southern Holidays also highlights how international holiday dishes have been adopted in the region over time, from Moravian Sugar Cake for Christmas to Vietnamese Spring Rolls for the coastal South's Blessing of the Fleet.

Record details

ISBN: 9781469617893
ISBN: 1469617897
Physical Description: 113 pages ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Winter: Special Treats from Christmas Coconut Cake to St. Joseph's Day Cookies 5 -- Hanukkah 7 -- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 11 -- Kwanzaa 22 -- New Year's Day 26 -- Old Christmas 30 -- Mardi Gras 34 -- St. Joseph's Day 38 -- March Madness 43 -- Spring: There's Ham on the Easter Table, and Seafood Abounds as Fleets Set Sail for the Season 47 -- Blessing of the Fleet 48 -- Passover 53 -- Easter 53 -- Easter 58 -- Summer: Southerners Celebrate Special Foods and Moments in History 65 -- Peach Festivals 66 -- Juneteenth 72 -- Independence Day 77 -- Fall: Thanksgiving Feasts and Ethnic Food Celebrations Make the Season Glow 85 -- Greek Festival 36 -- Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival 91 -- Thanksgiving 98.