Jesse's Book of Creole and Deep South Recipes
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1954
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: lizzyoung bookseller, Fall River, MA, U.S.A.lizzyoung bookseller
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184 pages. 22 x 15 cm. Recipes of Jesse Willis Lewis, African-American chef from New Orleans as set down by his employers, Edith Ballard, daughter of Jesse's employer. The book showcases Jesse's passion for the rich culinary traditions of the Deep South, particularly those rooted in New Orleans and surrounding regions. It is packed with recipes that reflect the diverse cultural influences of Creole cooking, including African, French, Spanish, and Caribbean elements. According to Toni Tipton-Martin inThe Jemima Code (pp.71), Jesse Willis Lewis cooked Creole dishes and Gulf Coast specialties that he had learned at his mother's knee. This cookbook was recently highlighted in the New York Times - T Magazine article "The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years" (11/17/24). Previous owner wrote a recipe for corn bread on the last front free end paper in pencil. Handwritten recipe for Remoulade Sauce written on lined paper laid in. Interior clean, boards corners bumped. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges with 1 cm. loss at head of spine. Covered in protective mylar. Blue and brown cloth covered boars. Very good, in good dust wrapper.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Jesse's Book of Creole and Deep South Recipes
- Author
- Watts, Edith Ballard with John Watts
- Publisher
- The Viking Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- COOKING::Regional & Ethnic::American::Southern States, FOOD & DRINK WRITING, FOOD AND DRINK::COOKING::SEASONAL, REGION::NORTH AMERICA::UNITED STATES::SOUTH
lizzyoung bookseller
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