The Kitchen House: How Yesterday's Black Women Created Today's Most Popular & Famous American FoodsUsing creativity, ingenuity, and pizzazz, early African American women virtually invented many of the wonderful foods that have endured hundreds of years to still grace our tables and delight our taste buds to this day! Meet these admirable women, learn their cooking secrets, and try their recipes for yourself! This 36-page reproducible book is a sampling of the talent from the past and present. A partial list from the Table of Contents includes: Hoppin' John Okra, Roux, and Gumbo Collards and Greens Soups and Stews Sweet Potatoes: I Yam (Not) What I Yam Black Food in the White House Soul Food Question For Discussion & Activities Further Resources Glossary of Kitchen Era Cooking Terms |
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... black women formed the largest body of professional cooks in America ! Many were not only outstanding cooks , but skilled culinary artisans . These talented women ( and later , men ) took the foodstuffs available in the New World ...
... black women formed the largest body of professional cooks in America ! Many were not only outstanding cooks , but skilled culinary artisans . These talented women ( and later , men ) took the foodstuffs available in the New World ...
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... cooks , black and white , learned a great deal from the Native Americans who had been growing corn and vegetables such as squash and pompions ( pumpkins ) in the New World for a long time . 6 Cabbage Heads ! 00000OOOOOOOneindignio If ...
... cooks , black and white , learned a great deal from the Native Americans who had been growing corn and vegetables such as squash and pompions ( pumpkins ) in the New World for a long time . 6 Cabbage Heads ! 00000OOOOOOOneindignio If ...
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... cooks , and the black and white families they fed , often ate a lot of what they could grow a lot of . Pilgrim women had brought cabbage seeds with them to plant in the New World . While in the New England states , cabbage was made into ...
... cooks , and the black and white families they fed , often ate a lot of what they could grow a lot of . Pilgrim women had brought cabbage seeds with them to plant in the New World . While in the New England states , cabbage was made into ...
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... cooks learned to combine rice with black - eyed peas to make a popular dish called Hoppin ' John . It was often served on New Year's Day . A shiny new dime was put into the pot and the lucky person who got the coin was supposed to enjoy ...
... cooks learned to combine rice with black - eyed peas to make a popular dish called Hoppin ' John . It was often served on New Year's Day . A shiny new dime was put into the pot and the lucky person who got the coin was supposed to enjoy ...
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How Yesterday's Black Women Created Today's Most Popular & Famous American Foods ... cooks " puffed " corn kernels to make hominy or ground dried corn to make ... black and white , learned to use in many dishes . A popular dish combining ...
How Yesterday's Black Women Created Today's Most Popular & Famous American Foods ... cooks " puffed " corn kernels to make hominy or ground dried corn to make ... black and white , learned to use in many dishes . A popular dish combining ...
Contents
Grits and Hominy | 22 |
Soul Food | 23 |
All But the Squeal | 24 |
Oysters and Fish | 25 |
Something to Drink | 26 |
Spice is Nice | 27 |
Condiments Galore | 28 |
Food as Medicine | 29 |
Possum Pie | 14 |
Candy and Cookies | 15 |
Breads and Biscuits | 16 |
Pies and Puddings | 17 |
I Yam Not What I Yam | 18 |
Pickles and Such | 19 |
Black Food in the White House | 20 |
Cornucopia | 21 |
Thank You | 30 |
Mmmmmmmmm Molasses | 31 |
Kitchen House Miscellany | 32 |
Questions For Discussion | 33 |
Further Resources | 34 |
Glossary of Kitchen House Era Cooking Terms | 35 |
Index | 36 |
Common terms and phrases
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