An African American Cookbook: Traditional and Other Favorite Recipes

This cookbook is a bountiful collection of favorite foods and the memories that go with them. All of the dishes celebrate hearty African American eating; the traditional foods reflect the ingenious, resourceful, and imaginative Africans who made them. Woven among 400 recipes are rich historic anecdotes and sayings. They were discovered or lived by the cookbook's contributors, many of whose ancestors participated in the Underground Railroad, or lived nearby where it was active. A cookbook rich in history and rich in easy-to-prepare, wonderfully tasty food!