As one of the first cookbooks by an African-American woman to reach a wide audience, it was instrumental in sparking a national interest in genuine Southern country-style cooking. Written by Edna Lewis, the granddaughter of freed slaves, it chronicles the rhythms of rural farming life in the first decades of the 20th century. Ever since its publication in 1976, The Taste of Country Cooking has been beloved for its beauty and worth, often receiving the sort of praise normally reserved for works of literature. If there were ever a cookbook worth buying for the sheer pleasure of simply reading it, this is it. The Taste of Country Cooking: The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Southern Classic
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