Community Cookbooks
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Charleston Receipts
1950 (1st Edition) Author: The Junior League of Charleston South Carolina Editors: Mary Vereen Huguenin & Anne Montague Stoney Contributors: Cook Book Committee The Charleston Receipts was a cookbook originally published in 1950 by the Junior League of Charleston. The cookbook features a diverse collection of recipes, ranging from soups and salads to seafood and…
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La Piñata
Publication Date? Author/Editor/Contributors? The Junior League, a volunteer organization of women who believed they could make a difference, was founded by Mary Harriman at the turn of the century. The Junior League’s values and goals resulted from the Progressive Era ideals. The Junior League of Mcallen was founded in 1938, continuing the tradition of creating…
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Rediscovering German Cooking
1976 Author/Editor/Contributors? This cookbook was prepared by the Community Rediscovery 76’ which was a project of the Quincy Society of Fine Arts and Illinois Arts Council under contract with the American Revolution. This cookbook is called Rediscovery German Cookery, which had the prime focus to share with the community what German heritage is and how…
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Plains Pot Pourri
January 1st, 1977 Publishers: Donna Smith, Dianee Barfield & Bonnie Smith Contributors: Plains Jr. Woman’s Club (Plains, GA) Illustrator: Kaye Morris This cookbook was complied by the Plains Junior Women’s Club following the election of former President Jimmy Carter in 1976. This cook book was written to showcase the “best taste in Plains.” Plains has…
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The Church Ladies’ Celestial Suppers & Sensible Advice
Year Published? Author: Brenda Rhodes Miller The Church Ladies Celestial Suppers & Sensible Advice is a cookbook composed of many different recipes and advice that the author Brenda Rhodes Miller put together. Brenda Rhodes Miller put this book together in order to honor all those amazing women who are and were in her life and…
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Who’s Your Mama, Are You Catholic, And Can You Make a Roux?
1991 Author: Marcelle Bienvenu Publisher: Times of Acadiana Press, Inc. Lafayette, Louisiana This cookbook contains the family recipes of the Bienvenu family of St. Martinville, Louisiana. St. Martinville is known as the heart of Acadiana, making it an essential center of Cajun food. Marcelle Bienvenu describes this book as a collection of traditional and new…
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Talk About Good! : Le Livre de la Cuisine de Lafayette
1967 (First Edition) Publisher: Junior League of Lafayette, Inc. Contributors: Members of The Lafayette Junior League, their relatives, and friends. This cookbook was an effort to fundraise by The Junior League of Lafayette, which was founded in 1957 as the Service League of Lafayette and became part of the Association of Junior Leagues International in…
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Atlanta Cooks for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
1978 (1st Edition) Editor: Mrs. Reuben M. Berry Jr. Co-Editor: Mrs. August B. Turner *Other Contributors make up the “Cookbook Committee” Publisher: The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Club “Atlanta Cooks for Rabun-Gap Nacoochee School” is a cookbook dedicated to the Rabun-Gap Nacochee School by a Cookbook Committee with a deep admiration for the school. It says that…
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The Sewanee Cookbook: A Collection of Autographed Recipes from Southern Homes and Plantations
1926 Author: Mrs. George Augustine Washington The Sewanee Cookbook: A Collection of Autographed Recipes from Southern Homes and Plantations was written and compiled right here on Sewanee’s domain. It was published in 1926. It was compiled by generations of self-titled “housewives” amongst family homes in Sewanee. The project was led by Mrs. George Augustine Washington,…
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Southern Sideboards
Publication Year: Authors: Mrs Clyde X. Copeland, Mrs Patrick H. Scanlon, Mrs Ancel C. Tipton Jr. This cookbook was put together by the Junior League of Jackson Mississippi. This cookbook is called Southern Sideboards and was mass produced (100,000 copies). It was not written by a sole author, but collected by the members of the…