Best of the Best from Alabama: Selected Recipes from Alabama's Favorite Cookbooks [Plastic Comb]

Gwen McKee (Editor), Barbara Moseley (Editor), Tupper England (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1989

Known as the Heart of Dixie, Alabama is a state with deep southern roots. This heritage shines through in its cuisine.

Whether you prefer formal meals presented on fine china or simple country cooking on checked tablecloths, Alabama's tasteful traditions, sumptuous style, and comfortable southern cooking can grace any table. Forty-five of the leading cookbooks from throughout the state have contributed their favorte recipes to create this remarkable collection.

Dishes such as Southern Fried Chicken, Corn Fritters, Old-Fashion Strawberry Shortcake, Crab Cakes a la Mobile Bay, and Green Tomato Pie are just a sampling of the 400 or so recipes included in these pages.

Best of the Best from Alabama is one of twenty-eight volumes in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed "Best of the Best" State Cookbook Series—continuing the tradition of Preserving America's Food Heritage.

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"...it's the genuine old shut-ma-mouf Southern recipes which are the great appeal of the book." -- Eugene Walter, Alabama Magazine

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 388 pages
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press; Lslf edition (October 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937552283
• ISBN-13: 978-0937552285
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,259,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipes to Share, November 6, 2010

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This review is from: Best of the Best from Alabama: Selected Recipes from Alabama's Favorite Cookbooks (Plastic Comb)

I bought this book at a "brick & mortar" store and could flip through it before purchasing. It suits my needs. When I think of food in the South, I think of church fellowship gatherings, pot luck dinners and brunches. This book is about 25% desserts, 25% appetizers, breads & beverages recipes. Another 25% consist of salads and soups. That's about 75% of the book for public gatherings. The other 25% consists of vegetables, seafood, poultry & game and meats. I guess if you want to use this book to cook nightly dinners, it might not be for you. However, if you need recipes to take to gatherings or to host a special get-together, this book will do the trick.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Frowning on the cookbook......, February 22, 2007

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This review is from: Best of the Best from Alabama: Selected Recipes from Alabama's Favorite Cookbooks (Plastic Comb)

I was disappointed in this cookbook, I grew up in Alabama and the recipes I was hoping to see were not in here......