(Southern - African American) Bowers, Lessie. Plantation Recipes. SIGNED! Apiary food fights

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Written at the height of candy's golden age in America

James Beard Award-winner Justin Devillier details the fundamentals of the New Orleans cooking canon—from proper roux-making to time-honored recipes

· Tips for selecting the best ingredients and preparing them successfully

(Southern - African American) Bowers, Lessie. Plantation Recipes. SIGNED! Apiary food fightsIllus. with vignettes. Jacket. First Edition. NY: Robert Speller & Sons, 1959. Inscribed & SIGNED by Bowers on the front free endpaper, to Mrs. George J. Thomas. Bowers, whose portrait appears on the rear jacket flap, was born the granddaughter of slaves, and graduated from Claflin College in Orangeburg, SC. After moving to Bronxville, NY, she opened The Virginian, which became a popular restaurant in Westchester County. The front jacket flap copy is