Pigsfoot Jelly and Persimmmon Beer: Foodways from the Virginia Writers' Project

by Virginia Writers' Project

From the files of the Virginia Writer's Project, Dr. Perdue has collected interviews from Virginia residents on the rich culinary and cooking tradition of Virginia. In their words and dialect, long time Virginians relate family secrets, disagreements on ingredients, and such time honored traditions as molasses boiling, oyster roasts and family reunions. The book covers food traditions from the diet of Virginia slaves to the fish fry and finally the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941270742
• ISBN13: 9780941270748
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Ancient City Press
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"