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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Wilkinson, Crystal, author.
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Wilkinson, Crystal -- Family.
Cooking -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
Cooking, American -- Southern style.
African American women authors -- United States -- Biography.
African American women -- Kentucky -- History.
Appalachians (People) -- Kentucky -- Anecdotes.
Country life -- Kentucky.
Food habits -- Kentucky.
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Praisesong for the k...
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Praisesong for the kitchen ghosts : stories and recipes from five generations of Black country cooks / Crystal Wilkinson ; photographs by Kelly Marshall.
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Wilkinson, Crystal, author.
New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2024]
Subjects
Wilkinson, Crystal -- Family.
Cooking -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
Cooking, American -- Southern style.
African American women authors -- United States -- Biography.
African American women -- Kentucky -- History.
Appalachians (People) -- Kentucky -- Anecdotes.
Country life -- Kentucky.
Food habits -- Kentucky.
ISBN:
9780593236512 (hardcover)
0593236513 (hardcover)
Description:
x, 243 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Tasting Indian Creek -- How I learned to cook -- Out in the wild -- The incredible, indelible egg -- The basket meeting -- Searching for the ancestral garden -- Birthdays must be celebrated -- Blackberries, blackberries -- What these women know about bread -- The king of sorghum -- Soul food of the mountains -- Hog wild about pork -- Merry Christmas, Christine -- Giving thanks: past, present, future.
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Summary:
"A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden stories of Black Appalachians through powerful essays and forty comforting recipes from the Poet Laureate of Kentucky. Years ago, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake, she felt her late grandmother's presence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her kitchen; There were an abundance of ancestors stirring, measuring, and braising with her. These are her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black women who arrived in her region of Appalachia and made a life, a legacy, and a cuisine. Part food memoir, part cookbook, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts weaves fiction with historical records, memories, and interviews to present a unique culinary portrait of Black Appalachians. Forty recipes rooted deep in the past yet full of contemporary flavor are brought to vivid life through stunning photography and beautiful illustrations. You'll find delicious favorites such as Corn Pudding, Chicken and Dumplings, Jam Cake, and Praisesong Biscuits woven into the narrative of Crystal's family, portraying the experience and history of Black Appalachians through their voice, spirit, and foodways. As the keeper of her family's stories and treasured dishes, Crystal shares her inheritance in Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. She found these stories woven into her apron pockets, floating inside the steam of hot mustard greens, and tucked into the sweet scent of clove and cinnamon in her kitchen. Crystal conjures up her ancestors every time she cooks, honoring the mothers who came before her, the land that housed generations of her family, and the untold heritage of Black Appalachia"-- Provided by publisher.
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Hilo Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
641.5975 Wilkinson
Checked out
06/01/2024
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Kaimuki Public Library
Adult New Books
641.5975 Wi
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Wahiawa Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
641.5975 Wi
Checked out
05/31/2024
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