Contents
List of Recipes
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Roasted Corn: The Creek Nation in Alabama
Chapter 2. Gumbo: Africans and Creoles on the Gulf Coast
Chapter 3. Chicken Stew: Frontier Life in the Tennessee Valley
Chapter 4. Fried Green Tomatoes: Emblem of the Alabama Rural Table
Chapter 5. Lane Cake: Alabama Women in the Progressive Era
Chapter 6. Banana Pudding: The Banana Docks at the Port of Mobile
Chapter 7. Fried Chicken: Decoration Day on Sand Mountain
Chapter 8. Boiled Peanuts: George Washington Carver, the Wiregrass, and Macon County Farmers
Chapter 9. Wild Turkey: Hunting and Wildlife Conservation in Alabama
Chapter 10. Sweet Tea: Birmingham in the Great Depression and the Second World War
Chapter 11. Sweet Potato Pie: Civil Rights and Soul Food in Montgomery
Chapter 12. Barbecue: Black History in the Black Belt
Chapter 13. MoonPies: Mardi Gras in Mobile
Chapter 14. Shrimp: Seafood in Bayou La Batre
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
References
Index