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The Savannah Cook Book : a collection of old fashioned receipts from colonial kitchens / collected and edited by Harriet Ross Colquitt ; with an introduction by Ogden Nash and decorations by Florence Olmstead.

LIBRA - Rare TX715.2.S68 .S28 1974 Klavans copy
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Colquitt, Harriet Ross, editor.
Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971, writer of introduction.
Olmstead, Florence, illustrator.
Klavans, Nancy, associated name, former owner.
Nancy Klavans Cookery Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cooking, American--Southern style.
Cooking, American.
Cooking--Georgia.
Cooking.
Cooking, American--Southern style--History.
Physical Description:
xviii, 186, [2] pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Edition:
Eighth Edition
Other Title:
Savannah Cook Book Since 1933
Place of Publication:
Charleston, S.C. : Printed by Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., 1974
Contents:
Introduction / Ogden Nash
Author's Note / Harriet Ross Colquitt
Colonial Kitchens
Foreword
Soups
Breads
Sea Food
Oyster Roast
An Old-Fashioned Southern Dinner
Chicken, Game, Meats
A Possum Hunt
Rice and Hominy Dishes
Turtle Egg Hunt
Vegetables
Pot Pourri: Sauces, Dressings, Hors d'Oeuvres
Desserts
Cakes
Martha Custis' "A Great Cake'
Some Old Telfair Receipts
Preserves and Pickles
Candies
Wines and Beverages
An Old-Fashioned Picnic.
Notes:
Includes index.
"Order Forms": [2] pages at end.
Local Notes:
TX715.2.S68.S28 1974: Klavans Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Nancy Klavans in 2016 has illustrated white boards with front cover with orange band featuring an illustration in orange and black of a black cook holding a steaming bowl pursued by a black cat; orange plastic comb binding. Back cover has reprint of Ogden Nash's introduction.
OCLC:
1618814954

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