More than Moonshine: Appalachian Recipes and Recollections

by Sidney Saylor Farr

Book Overview

Sydney Saylor Farr is a woman who knows Appalachia well. Born on Stoney Fork in southeastern Kentucky, she has lived much of her life close to the mountains, among people whose roots are deep in the soil and who pass on to their children a love for the land, a strong sense of belonging and of place.

Mountain food and how it is cooked is very much a part of this sense of place. Ask any displaced Appalachians what they miss most and they will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822953471
• ISBN13: 9780822953470
• Release Date: June 1983
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

We are often defined by what we eat....

Sidney Saylor Farr does an excellent job in recalling both the recipes and the culture behind an often overlooked section of our national heritage. Those that are interested in the Appalachian lifestyle or food's use as a tool for examining a culture will be fascinated by More Than Moonshine. Those interested in re-creating some of the home cooking that permeated the region also won't be disappointed. By following recipes such as these, citizens in one of the poorer regions of our country managed to survive - and indeed thrive - during some of our nation's leanest years. The practical skills presented in this book should also not be ignored.

Definately a Keeper!

Really fun recipes that you don't find elsewhere. Has all those wonderful recipes for the foods I grew up with in the South - but nobody used recipes then - so every attempt to recall those has been vague - until this book. It is a really beautiful insight to the Appalachian culture.

engaging writing and unique recipes

I stumbled upon this at the university library among other historical cookbooks. The recipes are appealing and so is the writing. It's a real gem and I'm glad it's still in print.