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Field name | Value |
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Reference | TX715 .R472 1930 |
Library/Archive | Michigan State University |
Title | 200 years of Charleston cooking |
Author/Creator | Rhett, Blanche S. |
Date | 1930 |
Collection | African American |
Collection Overview | There are over 200 African American cookbooks in the collection dating from the early 19th century to the present. The earliest is a first edition of Robert Roberts, The House Servant’s Directory (1827), the first cookbook written by a Black American and first book on any subject written by a Black American to have been printed by a commercial publisher. Additionally there are charity cookbooks, Black dialect items, and celebrity cookbooks. The collection is complemented by strong holdings in Caribbean cookery and African cookery. |
Place of Publication | New York, New York, USA |
Publisher | Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith |
Document Type | Printed Cookbook; Domestic Cookbook |
Theme | Food Preparation; Global and Ethnic Cuisines; Food, Race and Ethnicity |
Subjects | cooking techniques recipes seafood commodity: eggs animal products vegetables commodity: bread baking desserts confectionery beverages regional cuisine |
Cuisine | American cuisine; Lowcountry cuisine |
Description | A collection of recipes representing Charleston cuisine, submitted by housewives and their African American cooks. Includes photographs of food vendors, almost all African American. |
Countries | United States of America |
Places | New York N.Y.; Charleston South Carolina |
Additional Information | Traditional South Carolina recipes with anecdotes of Charleston's social life and conditions. Mentions the St. Cecelia Society, the coastal islands, the death of Aaron Burr's daughter, Ralph Bennett (the honey man), William Deas (the Rhett's butler), Dr. E.C. Adams, Mme. de Genlis, Leize Dawson owner of Villa Margherita, and includes several references African American street vendors and their wares and songs. |
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