Southern Roots: recipes and stories from Mama Dip's Daughter by Spring Council
Anita "Spring" Council is the youngest daughter of Mildred "Mama Dip" Council, so she grew up learning to cook by watching and helping her mother, just like her mother learned from her own mother. The Council family ran Bill's Bar-B-Q restaurant, originally opened by Spring's grandfather, for many years. In 1976 Mama Dip opened her own restaurant where Spring worked with her mother. (Mama Dip's closed in 2024, I'm thankful I had the opportunity to eat there before they closed) In this cookbook Spring shares recipes she's created with a combination of the food she learned to cook from her mother and adding her own twist. Throughout the recipes are family stories and history that show how food tied into every aspect of Council family life. The recipes are organized in typical cookbook categories - snacks, soups and salads, main dishes, vegetables, etc. with a whole chapter on holidays. Overall, a great Southern cookbook that is continuing on the heritage of the Council family.
The Canning Diva Presents Meals in a Jar by Diane Deveraux
I've been canning for several years now so I'm always looking for new canning recipes to try out. While I do pressure can, I am personally not yet comfortable with canning raw meat. Most of the recipes called for layering raw meat and veggies to pressure can into ready made meals. While the concept is great - you have a single serving meal ready to go on the shelf - I don't pressure can enough to feel comfortable with the raw meat aspect. If you are comfortable with that level of canning, there are a wide variety of recipes in this book. This one is just not for me.
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