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Air Base Cocktail (Kiss the Boys Good-Bye), 67
All the Rage Tomato Bites, 248
allée, 12, 15
Almond Dragees, 208
Almonds, Consommé Rice, 64
Alsha Mccourt’s Bloody Marys by the Gallon, 24
Anne Dudley’s Third Wedding Reception, 197–210
Anne Hall Mcgee’s Cheese Straws, 23
Anne Shackelford’s Watermelon Pickle, 244–45
Ants on a Log, 173
Apricots, Stuffed, 68
army navy cloth (tablecloth), 211
Asparagus (Fresh) with Hollandale Sauce, 57–58
Aspic, Grandmama Milly’s Tomato, 76–77
average age, first wedding, 183
Avocado Mayonnaise, 202
Avocado Mousse, 206–7
Avocados and Marinated Tomatoes, 239, 240
Baked Peaches, 65
Baptist weddings, 46–47, 123–53
Beaten Biscuits, 226–27, 235–36
Betty Carter’s Punch, 220
Beyond Parsley Cookbook, 209
Bible study, 51–52
Biscuits, Bride’s, 73
Biscuits, Dorothy’s, 33–34
Black Squid Pasta, 198–99
Black-Eyed Peas, In a Pickle, 172
Bloody Marys by the Gallon, Alsha Mccourt’s, 24
Bolivar (Jilting) County, 159, 160
Bourbon Slush, 66
Bread, Sally Lunn, 59
Bread, Spoon, 60
bride, perfection of, 84–85
bridegrooms. see grooms Bride’s Biscuits, 73
Brunch (Delta Wedding) for Yankee Guests, 19–36
butter mold, 29
cake girls, 215
Cake (Pound), Frances Davenport Madison’s, 17–18
cakes, wedding, 211–24
Candy, Cotton Boll, 117–18
Catfish Pate, Jane Dubberly’s, 108–9
Catholic weddings, 39–40
Caviar (Red) Molds, Dot Jenning’s, 246–47
Chafing Dish Oysters, Charlotte McGee’s, 205
Champagne, Faux, 168–69
champagne fountain, 46–47
chaperone, fear of becoming, 184
Charlotte McGee’s Chafing Dish Oysters, 205
Cheese Balls, More Sausage, 100
Cheese (Goat) and Sun-Dried Tomato Filling, 140
Cheese Sausage Balls, 99
Cheese Straws, Anne Hall Mcgee’s, 23
Cheney’s (Mrs.) Roast, 200–201
Chicken, Outlaw, 179–80
Chicken Salad for Cream Puffs or Tartlets, 141–42
children and Delta weddings, 4–5
Chocolate Roll, Custard, 70–72
Chocolate (White and Dark) Covered Strawberries, 144
Church Punch, 149–50
Chutney, Cranberry, 30
Cocktail, Air Base (Kiss the Boys Good-Bye), 67
cocktail, restorative, 234
Cocktail Smokies, 162–63
Coeur à la Crème, 143–44
Coffee Party, Morning, 133–50
Coffee Pot de Crème for Demitasse Cups, 135–36
Coffee Punch, Osceola, 146–47
Consommé Rice, 61
Consommé Rice, Almonds, 64
“convent girl,” 39
Cookies, Saltine Cracker, 171
Cook’s Tour of Shreveport, A, 34
Cotton Boll Candy, 117–18
Crackers, Knock-up, 178
Crackers (Saltine) Cookies, 171
Cranberry Chutney, 30
Cream Puffs, 138–40
Crystallized Roses, Mary Lee Hardin’s, 223–24
Cucumber (Open-Faced) Sandwiches, 145
culture shock, groom, 42, 43
Custard, Chocolate Roll, 70–72
Custard Tarts, Linda’s Shrimp, 239
Cyrilla Duprel’s Secret Wedding Cake Recipe, 216–17
dancing, 49–50, 129
Dark and White Chocolate-Covered Strawberries, 144
Dates, Stuffed, 68–69 Delta Wedding, 211
Delta Wedding Brunch for Yankee Guests, 19–36
Demitasse Cups, Coffee Pot de Crème for, 135–36
Dip, Wrong Side of Track, 174–75
Divinity, Julia Morgan Hall Hays’ Heavenly, 119–20
divorce, 187–88
Doe’s restaurant, 21, 94
Dot Jenning’s Red Caviar Molds, 246–47
Dovey-Lovey Breasts, 176
drinking, 7–8, 127, 128–29
Dubberly’s (Jane) Catfish Pate, 108–9
Dudley’s (Anne) Third Wedding Reception, 197–210
Duncan Hines white cake mix, 216
Duprel’s (Cyrilla) Secret Wedding Cake Recipe, 216–17
Egg Salad Filling, 139–40
engagement, 80–81
engagement ring, 40–41, 42
Episcopalians, 128
Eton suit, 5
Evelyn Hall’s Swits, 148
family, marrying into your, 191–92
Farnsworth’s jewelry, 39, 41
fathers and Delta weddings, 3, 12
Faux Champagne, 168–69
Fig Loaf and Lime Cream, 237–38
Fig Preserves, 74–75
Figs, Stuffed, 68
finger sandwiches, 225–26
First Baptist Church, 13, 127, 128
floating hostesses, 89
flowers, 126–27, 151–53
Frances Davenport Madison’s Pound Cake, 17–18
Fresh Asparagus with Hollandale Sauce, 57–58
Fried Walnuts, 209–10
Fruit Cake (White), Linda’s, 218–19
garden weddings, 12–16
Gayden’s Homemade Mayonnaise, 203
Glorified Stuffed Tomatoes, 62–63
“glow,” 48, 81–82
Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Filling, 140
Gourmet of the Delta, 146, 218, 219
Grandmama Milly’s Tomato Aspic, 76–77
Grandmother’s Mint Sauce, 54
Green Bean and Roquefort Salad, 111–13
Green Beans, Greenville, 113–14
Greenville Air Force Base, 47–49
Greenville Planter’s Punch, 36
Grillades, Venison, 25–27
grits, 28–29
grooms, 3
finding, 37–77
mature brides and, 188–92
groom’s cakes, 10, 218
Haik, Linda, 93–94, 218, 239, 240
hair-flipping, 50
Hall’s (Evelyn) Swits, 148
Hardin’s (Mary Lee) Crystallized Roses, 223–24
Hash, Jane Hovas’s Turkey, 242–43
Hash (Heavenly) Salad, 166
Hays’ (Julia Morgan Hall) Heavenly Divinity, 119–20
Heavenly Hash Salad, 166
Hollandale Sauce, 57–58
Holy Roller Salad, 167–68
honeymoons, 228–29
honorarium, 49
horseback weddings, 80, 131
Horseradish Mayonnaise, 204
Hovas’s (Jane) Turkey Hash, 242–43
hunting instincts, Delta males, 41
immersion pool, 126, 127
In a Pickle Black-Eyed Peas, 172
invitations, 6, 186
Jane Dubberly’s Catfish Pate, 108–9
Jane Hovas’s Turkey Hash, 242–43
Jenning’s (Dot) Red Caviar Molds, 246–47
jilting, 159
Joy Drive-in Theater, 154, 158
Julia Morgan Hall Hays’ Heavenly Divinity, 119–20
King’s Daughters Hospital, 2
Kiss the Boys Good-Bye (Air Base Cocktail), 67
Knock-up Crackers, 178
Kyle green, 147
Lake Washington, 160, 161
Lamb, Leg of, 53–54
Lane’s (Todd) Oyster Roll, 249
last Delta wedding, one more, 1–36
leaving reception, 227–28, 230–31
Leg of Lamb, 53–54
Lemonade, Red Pepper, 137
Lillo’s restaurant, 21, 95
Lime Cream and Fig Loaf, 237–38
Lime Sherbet Wedding Punch, 221
Linda’s Famous Rehearsal Dinners, 93–94
Linda’s Shrimp Custard Tarts, 239
Linda’s White Fruit Cake, 218–19
Loaf (Fig) & Lime Cream, 237–38
Lovey-Dovey Breasts, 176
Low’s Bridal and Formal Shoppe, 86–87
Lunch (Sunday) to Impress a Prospective Bridegroom, 53–77
Madeira, Quail with, 102–3
Madison’s (Frances Davenport) Pound Cake, 17–18
magnolias, 79
Margaret Mitchell House, 209
Marinated Tomatoes and Avocados, 240
Mary Lee Hardin’s Crystallized Roses, 223–24
mature brides, 181–210
Mayhall’s (Mrs.) Mints, 222
Mayonnaise, Avocado, 202
Mayonnaise, Curried, 104–5
Mayonnaise, Gayden’s Homemade, 203
Mayonnaise, Horseradish, 204
McCormick Book Inn, 164
Mccourt’s (Alsha) Bloody Marys by the Gallon, 24
Mcgee’s (Anne Hall) Cheese Straws, 23
McGee’s (Charlotte) Chafing Dish Oysters, 205
Meatballs à la Mobile Home, 163–64
medieval-themed wedding, 81–82
Milk Punch, 31
Mint Sauce, Grandmother’s, 54
Mint Sauce, Mother’s, 55
Mint Sauce, Third-Generation, 56
Mints, Mrs. Mayhall’s, 222
Mississippi State University, 9–10, 50
Mississippi University for Women, 50–51
Mobile Home, Meatballs à la, 163–64
More Sausage Cheese Balls, 100
Morning Coffee Party, 133–50
mosquitoes caution, 158, 214–15
Mother of the Bride (MOB)
Delta weddings and, 2–3, 12, 13
groom and, 37–38, 43
groom’s mother and, 37–38
reception, 227, 229, 232
sex, talking about, 44–45
mother of the groom, 37–38
Mother’s Mint Sauce, 55
Mousse, Avocado, 206–7
Mrs. Mayhall’s Mints, 222
music, 121–22, 125, 126, 130, 131
naked butter, 29
naming daughters, 3–4
Newlywed Mint Sauce, 56
Open-Faced Cucumber Sandwiches, 145
Osceola Coffee Punch, 146–47
Outlaw Chicken, 179–80
Oyster Roll, Todd Lane’s, 249
Oysters, Charlotte McGee’s Chafing Dish, 205
Oysters, Pink and White Sauce, 20–22
Oysters Rockefeller, 95–96
pageant (wedding), 78–122
Pasta, Black Squid, 198–99
Pate, Jane Dubberly’s Catfish, 108–9
Pate, Quail Eggs with, 110
Pate à Choux, 138–40
Peaches, Baked, 65
Peanut Butter Sticks, 170–71
Pecan Tassies, 34–35
peckerwood, 47
petit fours, 147
Pickle (Watermelon), Anne Shackelford’s, 244–45
pig-themed wedding, 80
Pink and White Sauce for Oysters and Shrimp, 20–22
Plantation Cookbook, The, 101
Planter’s Punch, Greenville, 36
Poulet Bang Bang, 177
Pound Cake, Frances Davenport Madison’s, 17–18
pregnant brides, 154–80
Presbyterian Punch, 149, 221
“presenting” the couple, 126
programs, 81
Prospective Bridegroom, Sunday Lunch to Impress a, 53–77
punch
Betty Carter’s Punch, 220
Church Punch, 149–50
Faux Champagne, 168–69
Greenville Planter’s Punch, 36
Lime Sherbet Wedding Punch, 221
Milk Punch, 31
Osceola Coffee Punch, 146–47
Presbyterian Punch, 149, 221
punch girls, 168
Quail Eggs with Pate, 110
Quail with Madeira, 102–3
Queen of Hearts Ball, 127, 128
receiving line, 89–90
receptions, ix, xi, 5, 225–49
Red Caviar Molds, Dot Jenning’s, 246–47
Red Pepper Lemonade, 137
rehearsal dinners, 90, 97–98
Rehearsal Dinners, Linda’s Famous, 93–94
remarriages, 193–94
Remoulade, Shrimp, 101–2
reply-in-kind rule, 5–6
restorative cocktail, 234
Rice, Consommé, 61
Rice (Consommé), Almonds, 64
Rice (Wild) and Tomato Tartlets, 106–7
ring bearer, 5
Roast, Mrs. Cheney’s, 200–201
Roquefort and Green Bean Salad, 111–13
Roses (Crystallized), Mary Lee Hardin’s, 223–24
Chicken Salad for Cream Puffs or Tartlets, 141–42
Egg Salad Filling, 139–40
Green Bean and Roquefort Salad, 111–13
Heavenly Hash Salad, 166
Holy Roller Salad, 167–68
Wedding Brunch Salad, 32
Sally Lunn (bread), 59
Saltine Cracker Cookies, 171
Sandwiches, Open-Faced Cucumber, 145
sauces
Fresh Asparagus with Hollandale Sauce, 57–58
Grandmother’s Mint Sauce, 54
Mother’s Mint Sauce, 55
Pink and White Sauce for Oysters and Shrimp, 20–22
Third-Generation Mint Sauce or Newlywed Mint Sauce, 56
Sausage Cheese Balls, 99
Sausage Cheese Balls, More, 100
Schloms jewelry, 41
Seven-Layer Torte, 115–16
sex, talking about, 44–45
Shackelford’s (Anne) Watermelon Pickle, 244–45
Shotgun Tomatoes with Spinach Filling, 180
shotgun weddings, 154–80
Shrimp and Oysters, Pink and White Sauce, 20–22
Shrimp (Linda’s) Custard Tarts, 239
Shrimp Remoulade, 101–2 “similar background,” 43–44
society Baptist weddings, 123–53
Spinach Filling, Shotgun Tomatoes with, 180
spinsterhood, 182
Spoon Bread, 60
St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4, 15, 38, 93, 123, 183–84, 185
St. Joe’s, 39
Strawberries, White and Dark Chocolate Covered, 144
Stuffed Tomatoes, 104–5
Stuffed Tomatoes, Glorified, 62–63
Sunday Lunch to Impress a Prospective Bridegroom, 53–77
Sun-Dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Filling, 140
Swits, Evelyn Hall’s, 148
Tarts, Linda’s Shrimp Custard, 239
Tassies, Pecan, 34–35
tea dances, 48
thank-you notes, 232–34
Third Wedding Reception (Anne Dudley’s), 197–210
Third-Generation Mint Sauce, 56
Todd Lane’s Oyster Roll, 249
tomatoes
All the Rage Tomato Bites, 248
Glorified Stuffed Tomatoes, 62–63
Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Filling, 140
Grandmama Milly’s Tomato Aspic, 76–77
Marinated Tomatoes and Avocados, 239, 240
Shotgun Tomatoes with Spinach Filling, 180
Stuffed Tomatoes, 104–5
Wild Rice and Tomato Tartlets, 106–7
Top Ten Delta Wedding Reception Foods, ix
Top Ten Foods Not to Serve at Your Wedding Reception, xi
Torte, Seven-Layer, 115–16
travel suit for bride, 225, 227, 228
Turkey Hash, Jane Hovas’s, 242–43
tussie-mussie, 152–53
unity candle, 123–25
ushers, 6–7
Venison, 177
Venison Grillades, 25–27
videographers caution, 131
Vinaigrette, 241
Walnuts, Fried, 209–10
Washington County, 159
Watermelon Pickle, Anne Shackelford’s, 244–45
weather, 12–16, 81–83, 212–13
Wedding Brunch Salad, 32
wedding cakes, 211–24
wedding clippings (write-ups), 8–9, 11, 83–84, 88, 132, 181
wedding dress, 85–87
wedding (pageant), 78–122
wedding presents, 5–6
wedding trips, 228–29
White, Mrs. L. A. (La White by Tout Greenville), 85–86
White and Dark Chocolate-Covered Strawberries, 144
White and Pink Sauce for Oysters and Shrimp, 20–22
White Fruit Cake, Linda’s, 218–19
White Trash, 164–65
Wild Rice and Tomato Tartlets, 106–7
Wrong Side of Track Dip, 174–75
Yankee Guests, Delta Wedding Brunch for, 19–36