The story of Alabama in fourteen foods / Emily Blejwas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blejwas, Emily, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking--Alabama--History.

Cooking.

Food--Alabama--History.

Food.

Cooking, American--Southern style.

Cooking, American.

Alabama--History.

Alabama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2019]

Summary:

Alabama's history and culture revealed through fourteen iconic foods, dishes, and beverages The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods explores well-known Alabama food traditions to reveal salient histories of the state in a new way.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Recipes

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. Roasted Corn: The Creek Nation in Alabama

Two. Gumbo: Africans and Creoles on the Gulf Coast

Three. Chicken Stew: Frontier Life in the Tennessee Valley

Four. Fried Green Tomatoes: Emblem of the Alabama Rural Table

Five. Lane Cake: Alabama Women in the Progressive Era

Six. Banana Pudding: The Banana Docks at the Port of Mobile

Seven. Fried Chicken: Decoration Day on Sand Mountain

Eight. Boiled Peanuts: George Washington Carver, the Wiregrass, and Macon County Farmers

Nine. Wild Turkey: Hunting and Wildlife Conservation in Alabama

Ten. Sweet Tea: Birmingham in the Great Depression and the Second World War

Eleven. Sweet Potato Pie: Civil Rights and Soul Food in Montgomery

Twelve. Barbecue: Black History in the Black Belt

Thirteen. MoonPies: Mardi Gras in Mobile

Fourteen. Shrimp: Seafood in Bayou La Batre

Notes

Suggestions for Further Reading

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-9231-9

OCLC:

1109390986