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A Gracious Plenty

"A sweeping, eclectic look at Southern food traditions. The reminiscences by Southern writers...and cookbook authors...are delightful pauses. What a shame it would be if these recipes were lost. Thankfully, Mr. Edge and his colleagues have given [them] one more chance to survive." (New York Times)

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"A cookbook you will enjoy from cover to cover." (Dallas Morning News)

"There have been many, many cookbooks about the food of the former Confederacy. But A Gracious Plenty...trumps them all." (Wall Street Journal)

"These dishes, from real home cooks, are simple and dependable." (Publishers Weekly)

"I loved the Depression-era photos and the memory pieces from regional writers." (Food and Wine)

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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