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Cooking the Gullah Way, Morning, Noon, and Night

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I was a bit disappointed. This & her other cookbook are more of a history of the region & memories growing up there. A lot of game recipes. Many recipes lack measurements or methodology. Some unique recipes but a lot of ones I've seen in a dozen other cookbooks. I wish I'd previewed them in person at a bookstore - I wouldn't have bought them.

This is a great cook book. The thing that I really enjoy is that it is written by a woman who has lived the Gullah experience rather than by others who have only observed it.

I can't decide what I like better, the mouth watering recipes or the delightful stories. Sallie Ann brings to life a rich culture and community so rare and fast fading. Fortunately, even today on Daufuskie slave descendents own vast tracts of land, the First Union African Baptist Church conducts worship each Sunday, roaming chickens cluck alongside goats, and dozens of original Gullah cottages remain (some with haint blue trim to scare away spirits). If you can't experience this island first hand, at least find yourself a favorite recipe and sit out on the front porch to enjoy it and one of Sallie Ann's stories!

Loved this book. It holds alot of history and good cooking. This is of course strickly Gullah cooking and not just good ole southern cooking. Great addition to collection.