Happy Table of Eugene Walter [electronic resource] : Southern Spirits in Food and Drink

ISBN:

9780807869253

Title:

Author:

Walter, Eugene.

Personal Author:

Walter, Eugene.

Publication Information:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Authorâ€?s Preface""; ""INTRODUCTION: Studying the Palate of the Deep South""; ""On Recipes & Measurements""; ""PART ONE: DRINKS""; ""THE COCKTAIL, OR I FEEL BETTER ALREADY""; ""BOURBON""; ""JULEPS, MINT OR OTHERWISE""; ""EGGNOG""; ""PUNCH""; ""ICED TEA AND COFFEE""; ""HOT DRINKS""; ""HANGOVER CURES""; ""PART TWO: VICTUALS""; ""COCKTAIL SNACKS AND FIRST COURSES""; ""SOUPS""; ""MEAT AND RELISHES""; ""POULTRY""; ""FISH, SHELLFISH, AND SAUCES""; ""VEGETABLES""; ""RICE, PASTA, SOUFFLÃ?S, AND SANDWICHES""; ""DESSERTS""

""Puddings & Mousses""""Cakes""; ""Pies, Tarts, & Cobblers""; ""Cookies""; ""Sherbets & Ice Creams""; ""Fruit Desserts""; ""Dessert Sauces""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Subject Term:

Cookbooks.

Cooking (Liquors) - Southern States.

Cooking (Liquors) -- Southern States.

COOKING / Beverages / General.

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States.

Cooking, American - Southern style.

Cooking, American -- Southern style.

Liquors - Southern States.

Added Author:

Goodman, Don.

Head, Thomas.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2011.

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Summary

A southern Renaissance man, Eugene Walter (1921-1998) was a pioneering food writer, a champion of southern foodways and culture, and a legendary personality among food lovers. The Happy Table of Eugene Walter , which introduces a new generation of readers to Walter's culinary legacy, is a revelation to anyone interested in today's booming scene in vintage and artisanal drinks--from bourbon and juleps to champagne and punch--and a southern twist on America's culinary heritage.

Assembled and edited by Walter's literary executor, Donald Goodman, and food writer Thomas Head, this charming cookbook includes more than 300 recipes featuring the use of spirits in the food and drink of the South, as well as numerous asides, lovely short essays, and countless witticisms that make for great reading as well as good cooking. A wellspring of southern eating and drinking traditions lovingly collected by Walter over the years, the volume is also a celebration of Walter himself and his incomparable appetite and talent for life and its surprising pleasures. The Happy Table showcases Walter's remarkably contemporary gustatory sensibilities and the humorous and quirky yet incisive voice for which he has long been embraced.

Reviews (2)

Booklist Review

Walter holds title as one of the leading proponents of southern cooking. Growing up in Mobile, Alabama, he befriended Truman Capote and led a magnificent and productive bohemian existence in Greenwich Village, Paris, and Rome before eventually returning to his beloved Mobile. Raconteur and generous host, Walter entertained by cooking southern dishes wherever he lived, welcoming celebrities and literati with juleps, homey casseroles, and pies. Walter's executors have gleaned hundreds of his favorite recipes from his files and confected them into a cookbook. For those unfamiliar with Walter, the book has a lengthy biographical introduction illustrated with some of Walter's charming drawings. Some of the easily followed recipes have prefaces that speak to the recipes' origins and of the Mobilians and others who inspired them. This is a worthwhile addition to the current glut of contemporary southern cookbooks and critical to any regional cooking collection.--Knoblauch, Mark Copyright 2010 Booklist

Library Journal Review

Eugene Walter (1921-98) was a poet, author of American Cooking: Southern Style and other cookbooks, actor, editor, and Southern food aficionado. Walter's literary executor, Goodman, and food writer Head have here compiled letters, essays, and sketches, along with a manuscript Walter left behind. This cookbook contains over 300 Southern-themed recipes for foods and libations that not only inspire but offer a history lesson of cooking methods and customs of the South. Walter's thoughts and quips entertain as he traces traditional recipes and their variants. Along with the expected, such as cornbread, fried chicken, greens, coffees, and other traditional Southern fare, this collection shines with unexpected coverage of hangover cures, "Tacky Parties," juleps (there is a difference between Maryland, Kentucky, and "Ladies'" versions), and Walter's take on soul food. VERDICT Like Grandma's cookbook found in the attic, this volume lacks traditional photographs and measurements (think dashes and pinches). It uniquely captures the history and culture of the South and is highly recommended for local history collections in the region.-Jane Hebert, Orange Cty. Lib. Syst., Orlando, FL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.