The blue grass cook book /
In 1904, Kentucky socialite Minnie C. Fox published The Blue Grass Cook Book with over three hundred recipes to celebrate the cuisine of the Bluegrass State. In the book, Fox gives the first known credit for southern hospitality to African American cooks. In Fox's time, the culinary history of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington, Kentucky :
University Press of Kentucky,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In 1904, Kentucky socialite Minnie C. Fox published The Blue Grass Cook Book with over three hundred recipes to celebrate the cuisine of the Bluegrass State. In the book, Fox gives the first known credit for southern hospitality to African American cooks. In Fox's time, the culinary history of black women in the South was usually characterized by demoralizing portraits of servants toiling in ""big house"" kitchens. In contrast, The Blue Grass Cook Book, with its photographs of African American cooks at work and a passionate introduction by Fox's brother, respected Kentucky novelist John Fox. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (445 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780813149479 0813149479 |
