George Shirley wrote:
> On 6/7/2010 11:25 AM, Lenona wrote:
>>
>> I almost bought "The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook" yesterday for
>> two dollars (at Goodwill), but I thought: I don't have room for half
>> the cookbooks I have already, plus at least five pounds of newspaper
>> clippings! Besides, how do I know that book is really as good as it
>> implies - or that it has good recipes I don't already have?
>>
>> So anyway, which are YOUR favorite Southern-style cookbooks and why?
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Lenona.
>
> Any of the cookbooks done up as a fund raiser at any of the local
> churches. Pentecostal in particular and also the Southern Baptist ladies
> tend to dream up some delicious recipes. Many of them are specific to
> the area where their church is located. Mostly can't find them in book
> stores but check out flea markets, thrift stores, and church stores.


Ladies' Auxiliary (VFW or volunteer fire dept) and Junior League
cookbooks are pretty good too, and not just limited to the South.

My favorite is called "Cotton Country Cooking" and ours has a quilted
boll weevil on the cover. <g> I'm not sure how the latest edition
measures up:

http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Country.../dp/0961440600

Bob