The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06ZZ2WC9S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 361 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Florence Starzynski said One Star. Too much Civil Right not enough about Southern Culture.. Jason T. Stansberry said Great book. Interesting book. It's a mix of Southern culture, food & social history, and pop culture. Well written and easy to read. Highly recommend. Five Stars Greg Brown Excellent
He profiles some of the most extraordinary and fascinating figures in Southern food, including Fannie Lou Hamer, Colonel Sanders, Edna Lewis, Paul Prudhomme, Craig Claiborne, Sean Brock, and many others. After slavery, potlikker sustained the working poor, black and white. Along the way The Potlikker Papers tracks many different evolutions of Southern identity - first in the 1970s, from the back-to-the-land movement that began in the Tennessee hills to the rise of fast and convenience foods modeled on Southern staples. Beginning with the pivotal role of cooks in the Civil Rights movement, noted authority John T. During the antebellum era, masters ate the greens from the pot a