Essentials of Southern Cooking honors the spirit, the history, and the taste of a classic Southern table by focusing on the essence of great Southern food. In t

"A former slave, Mrs Fisher came from Mobile, Alabama and began cooking for San Francisco society in the late 1870's"--Back cover.

More than thirteen hundred individual recipes, as well as suggested menus for various occasions and holidays, are collected in a new edition of this classic coo

A definitive guide to Southern cooking and hospitality with 300 recipes, a two-color interior with nearly 100 instructional illustrations, an extensive appendix

The author introduces many of the three hundred dishes featured in a back-in-print cookbook that focuses exclusively on the South with comments and notes on the