The Edible South

THE NEW FOOD ISSUE & FREE DVD ARE AVAILABLE NOW.    

ESSAYS, RECIPES, REVIEWS, MEMORIES, FAVORITE DISHES, AND A FREE DVD FULL OF THE BEST SHORT FOOD FILMS COLLECTED ANYWHERE. ORDER HERE. DSCI0059.jpg

ON THE MENU:  Nathalie Dupree on Grits & Yesteryear's Lowcountry Shrimp * The Lee Brothers on Buttermilk & Every Dish It Touches * John T. Edge on African American Cookbooks * Drum Head Stew Connoisseurs on a Mouthwatering Coastal Delicacy * John Egerton on Custard Pie & "The Yank-Off & Cool-Down" * Kathleen Purvis on a Pimento Cheese Outrage * Fred Sauceman on Fresh Frog Legs & Mining Ponds at Midnight * Jean Anderson on Tidewater Sweet Potato Pie * Mama Dip on Fooling Her Papa with a Dessert * John Currence on Peas--and his Dad at the Stove, Screaming at the Saints * Jessica Harris on Okra from Memphis to Mumbai * Bill Smith on Halved-Crab Soup & Using Chicken Necks as Bait

PLUS: What Really Makes Southern Foods Southern * Early 20th-Century Girls Tomato Canning Clubs * Making Connections through Food * The Recipe Revealed: REAL Red Gravy * Local Food Growers on Preserving Southern Meals * The Family Heirloom that Inspired a Thanksgiving Feast * The History of a Plantation Discovered through Food * New Poetry from Michael McFee

And more, including Put It on the Skillet, the FREE DVD.  It all comes with a special introduction from Guest Editor Marcie Cohen Ferris, author of Matzoh Ball Gumbo, a New York Times Notable Cookbook.

ORDER THE FOOD AND WE'LL THROW IN THE SKILLET FOR FREE.

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 “The rich array of photographs and graphics, and the sincere and effective attempt at readerly appeal, go well beyond what is attempted by most… Southern Cultures is truly impressive.” —Council of Editors of Learned Journals