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

Gwen McKee (Author), Barbara Moseley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 1991

From Roanoke to Richmond, Winchester to Williamsburg, the Shenandoah Valley to the seashore, Virginia cooking is as varied as its landscape. Seventy of the leading cookbooks from the Commonwealth have contributed their favorite recipes to create this remarkable collection.

Virginia is a state rich in history, and one contributing cookbook, The Virginia House-wife, is considered to be the first cookbook published in America. Best of the Best from Virginia preserves many historic recipes—some from the kitchens of our early presidents—as well as up-to-date favorites. Dishes such as Sea Scallops Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Clam Chowder, Colonial Buttermilk Biscuits, Baked Virginia Ham, and Peanut Pie are just a sampling of the 400 or so recipes included in these pages.

Best of the Best from Virginia is one of thirty 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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"...a delightful gift for every Virginia cook." --E. Carnes McDonald, Fauquier Times-Democrat

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 320 pages
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press; Lslf edition (October 10, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937552410
• ISBN-13: 978-0937552414
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply delicious!, March 27, 2000

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

The food in this book is simply wonderful! It has a good selection of both Tidewater Virginia recipes and also of cuisine from the Shenandoah Valley and the mountains. I grew up eating a lot of these foods and this book describes how to prepare them in a way that is very easy to follow.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of The Best of Virginia~A Truth be Told!, August 6, 2011

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

Living on the York River is Wonder and Beauty. This book takes the Reader on a Journey:From Seafood in the Tidewater Area to the Western parts of Virginia where "Canning" is an Art.Peanut Soup Is more Savoury than Sweet.Delicious!Red~Eye Gravy made w/ the Morning's Coffee.Soft Angel Biscuits.Half Roll,Half Biscuit are Divine.Joyner's Smithfield Ham sliced so thin,can Read Newsprint is placed between Biscuits,Buttered Only.Hearty,Stick to Your Ribs Fare from the Sheandoah Valley.Smoked Trout from Where~Else?Troutville!Recipes as Old as Virginia.Quaint Recipes from Homes of Famous~And The Women that Kept Their Families Going No Matter the Circumstances,are Here as Well.Brunswick Stew,Fried Okra,Stewed Tomatoes with Buttered Toast as a Casserole.These Are Memories.Close Your Eyes and Bent Mtn.is in Your Sight,{Name of Real Mountain in "The Waltons" program}.A Wonderful,True Cookery Book from One of the Original 13 Colonies.{Roanoke is a Beautiful,Re~Vitalised City.Home of the former {Roanoke Hotel}.An Entire Cookery book on just Their Cuisine would have You Swooning!Pull up a chair ya'll,decide on a recipe and Prepare~Never Lament again~All Recipes of Enormous Value to History Are Here!

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Best Cookbook Series, May 30, 2010

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

I have several cookbooks from this series. Since I love to cook, I am always looking for new recipes and especially like ones that feature local cuisine. Several years ago, I started collecting these cookbooks as my souvenir when I visited the states on vacation. I like how the authors include a little history about some of the key points of interest in the state.