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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

bridal luncheons, 80–81

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

Dorothy’s Biscuits, 33–34

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. Cheney’s Roast, 200–201

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

salads

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