CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Glossary of Southern Appalachian Food Terms

1. Makin’s from Corn and Cornmeal: The Soul of Appalachian Cooking

2. Cathead Biscuits, Biscuit Bread and More Wonders from Wheat

3. Fancy Doin’s: Other Breads and Baked Goods

4. Pork: The Main Meat of Appalachia

5. Preacher Bird

6. Beef

7. Meat from Nature’s Larder

8. Fish

9. You’ve Got to Have Gravy

10. Spring Vegetables

11. The Bounty of Summer

12. The Matchless Tomato

13. Root Crops

14. Fall and Winter Vegetables

15. Vegetables and Other Foods from the Wild

16. Domestic Fruits

17. Fruits from the Wild

18. Melons

19. Berries: Homegrown and from Nature

20. Dried Foods

21. Pickles

22. Jellies, Jams and Fruit Butters

23. Cakes

24. Pies and Cobblers

25. Cookies, Bars and Other Sweets

26. Candy, Syrups and Special Treats

27. To Quench One’s Thirst

About the Authors