The Edible South: The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region Vintage the dishes owe their inspiration

the dishes owe their inspiration to the distant past

Tucked inside are humorous stories and plenty of wit and wisdom from Lucy's own kitchen

as well as signature Southern ingredients like okra

Over the past decade

Release Date: Mar 2001 (First Edition)

The Edible South: The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region Vintage the dishes owe their inspirationShop Notes: If you have any desire to learn more about the history of Southern foodways as part of the larger timeline in history and culture, this book is a must have. From the Publisher: In The Edible South, Marcie Cohen Ferris presents food as a new way to chronicle the American South's larger history. Ferris tells a richly illustrated story of southern food and the struggles of whites, blacks, Native Americans, and other people of the region to