The Heritage of Southern Cooking: From Fresh Chesapeake Bay Oyster Stew to South Carolina Country...

by Camille Glenn

Book Overview

One of the South's foremost cooking authorities assembles more than 150 down-home dishes inspired by the gracious traditions, regional cooking techniques, and mouthwatering ingredients of her Southern heritage. ? From Hearty Chicken and Ham Gumbo to Kentucky Spiced Beef, from Old-fashioned Greens with Bacon to New Orleans Praline Ice Cream, the recipes in this lusciously illustrated, easy-to-use cookbook are rich with nostalgia and inspired in their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0894801325
• ISBN13: 9780894801327
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.2" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

If you can only own 1 Southern cookbook...this it it!

I purchased this book back in 1986 and it is still one of my most cherished and used cookbooks. Camille taught me to make biscuits! I was a total novice back then! The old cookbook had more old photos and nostalgia...this one seems to be glossy and full of picures of the actual food itself. This cookbook is a classic...it has stood the test of time...I have been using it for 21 years now!

Excellent Southern Cookbook, don't tell your cardiologist

If you have "Southern Roots" you will love this book. Every time I make a dish from this book I remember my grandmother. This book is a treasure. There are a few recipes in this book that won't make a cardiologist faint, but not too many. But then again that really isn't what true southern food is about is it? This book contains a nice recipe for homemade English Muffins, and Hush puppies. If want to make something that is very southern try to Carolina Grits Souffle. This recipe turns out very light and delicate and extremely flavorful from the sharp cheddar. The recipe for Crabmeat Imperial will blow your socks off. If you aren't a southerner you may not realize that this recipe alone is worth the price of the book. I highly recommend this book for those that enjoy real Southern Cooking.

Excellent book for anyone who enjoys cooking.

Camille Glenn has created a masterpiece of Southern Cooking, I'm serious. Each recipe has just the right amount of added tips and narration that make you feel like Ms. Glenn is right there with you in the kitchen. I'm a novice cook, but every recipe I've made from this book has turned out really well.

Fantastic recipes written in a warm and friendly style

This is a great cookbook. Try the Alabama Yams with Orange and nearly any of the cakes....I love Ms. Glenn's writing style and comments about each recipe. You won't go wrong with this cookbook.

For a Southerner living outside the South it is a God send.

I have been cooking from this book for about five years now and have used it so much the pages are dog-eared. The recipes are clear, easy to follow and will make you hungry just reading them. Her commentaries with each recipe make interesting reading by themselves. My favorite recipes include: Queen Anne's Carrot Cake, Crab Imperial, and Montecello Rolls. I have never had a bad meal when I used this book.