Seeking the Historical Cook - Exploring Eighteenth-century Southern Foodways

A primer in applying historical eating habits and culinary practices to modern meals

About the author

Kay K. Moss founded the Eighteenth-century Backcountry Lifeways Studies Program at the Schiele Museum in Gastonia, North Carolina, and teaches open-hearth cookery at John C. Campbell Folk School. Her previous books include Southern Folk Medicine, 1750-1820, published by the University of South Carolina Press, The Backcountry Housewife, Journey to the Piedmont Past, and Decorative Motifs from the Southern Backcountry, 1750-1825.

Summary

Offers a guide to historical cooking methods from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century receipt (recipe) books and an examination of how those methods can be used in kitchens today. Designed for adventurous cooks and “foodies”, this volume is rich with photographs, period images, and line art depicting kitchen tools and cooking methods.

Product details

• Authors: Kay Moss, Kay K Moss, Kay K. Moss, Kay R. Moss
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2013
• EAN: 9781611172607
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-260-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > International cuisine; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous