{"product_id":"two-hundred-years-of-charleston-blanche-s-rhett-9781643361987","title":"Two Hundred Years of Charleston Cooking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 1930s collection of more than 300 recipes from South Carolina housewives and the African American cooks they employed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1930 as \u003ci\u003e200 Years of Charleston Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection of more than three hundred recipes was gathered by Blanche S. Rhett from housewives and their African American cooks in Charleston, South Carolina. From enduring favorites like she-crab soup and Hopping John to forgotten delicacies like cooter (turtle) stew, the recipes Rhett collected were full of family secrets but often lacked precise measurements. With an eye to precision that characterized home economics in the 1930s, Rhett engaged Lettie Gay, director of the Home Institute at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, to interpret, test, and organize the recipes in this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Hundred Years of Charleston Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is replete with southern charm and detailed instructions on preparing the likes of shrimp with hominy, cheese straws, and sweet potato pie not to mention more than one hundred pages of delightful cakes and candies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a new foreword, Rebecca Sharpless, professor of history and author of\u003ci\u003e Cooking in Other Women's Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South, 1865-1960\u003c\/i\u003e, provides historical and social context for understanding this groundbreaking book in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blanche S. Rhett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643361988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643361987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.30w x 1.20d","brand":"Blanche S. Rhett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045498777855,"sku":"9781643361987","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b0bae17-9e19-4e91-b191-b464a850e184.jpg?v=1684979115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-hundred-years-of-charleston-blanche-s-rhett-9781643361987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}