Discover: The First Lady of Southern Soul

Photo Credit :: Michigan State University Library MuseumWhat Mrs. Fisher Knows About Southern Cooking, Abby Fisher, Women's Co-Op Printing Office, S.F. 1881.

Published in 1881, this seminal work on Southern cooking is among the first cookbooks authored by an African American.

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John T Edge, Root Cellars & The Hot Five :: Episode 83

Photo Credit :: Yvonne BoydLast week on Hot Grease, we got prepared for fall with Andrea Chesman author of Recipes from the Root Cellar. Andrea walked us through some fall veggie prep; as well as gave us the inside scoop on the Mother Earth News Fair. Later, Southern food royalty John T. Edge called in to talk about the 2011 Vendy Awards and the rise of street food. The Hot Five made a return with Heather Jones of The Blacker the Berry. Listen to Hot Grease food radio here.

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