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Mother Africa's table : a collection of West African and African American recipes and cultural traditions / the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. ; compiled by Cassandra Hughes Webster.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection Banks Cookbooks 82
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cooking, West African.
- African American cooking.
- Food habits--Africa, West.
- Food habits.
- Africa, West--Social life and customs.
- Africa, West.
- African Americans--Social life and customs.
- African Americans.
- Manners and customs.
- West Africa.
- Genre:
- Cookbooks.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 210 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Main Street/Doubleday, 1998.
- Summary:
- Contains descriptions of a variety of West African and African-American holidays and ceremonies, each accompanied by a suggested menu, and includes recipes for traditional dishes, including beverages, appetizers, soups and salads, breads, stews, fish and meats, vegetables, and desserts.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The story and the journey / by Jessica B. Harris
- Chapter One: Menus for African Ceremonies
- Chapter Two: African American Celebrations
- Knowledge. Chapter Three: Beverages and Openers
- Memory. Chapter Four: Salads, Soups, and Breads
- Family. Chapter Five: Hearty Stews
- Dignity. Chapter Six: Fish, Seafood, Poultry, and Meat Entrees
- Respect. Chapter Seven: Rice, Legumes, Porridges, Dumplings, and Starchy Vegetables
- Faith. Chapter Eight: Vegetables and Accents
- Tradition. Chapter Nine: Finish Touches
- Empathy. Chapter Ten: West African Food, Culture, and History at a Glance
- Epilogue: The welcome table / by Dr. Dorothy I. Height.
- Notes:
- "An Ellen Rolfes book."
- "First Main Street Books Edition: May 1998."
- "Book Design: Barbara Cohen Aronica."
- Includes index.
- Issued in comb binding.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- ISBN:
- 0385486944
- 9780385486941
- 0385477333 :
- 9780385477338
- OCLC:
- 38039648
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- Publisher description
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