Join us this month to discuss PraiseSong f or the Kitchen Ghosts by Crystal Wilkinson. Light snacks and beverages wil l be provided.
\nPlease contact asipple-mcgraw@lexpublib.org \;o r stop by the Eastside Circulation Desk for a copy of the book.
\nPe ople are always surprised that Black people reside in the hills of Appalac hia. Those not surprised that we were there\, are surprised that we stayed .
\nYears ago\, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake\, she \;felt her late grandmother&rsquo\;s pres ence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her \;kitche n\; there were her ancestors\, too\, stirring\, measuring\, and braising a longside her. These are \;her kitchen ghosts\, five generations of Bla ck women who settled in Appalachia and made a life\, \;a legacy\, and a cuisine.
\nAn expert cook\, Wilkinson shares nearly forty family r ecipes rooted deep in the past\, full of \;flavor&mdash\;delicious fav orites including \;Corn Pudding\, Chicken and Dumplings\, Granny \ ;Christine&rsquo\;s Jam Cake\, \;and \;Praisesong Biscuits\, broug ht to vivid life through stunning \;photography. Together\, \;Prai sesong for the Kitchen Ghosts \;honors the mothers who came before\,&n bsp\;the land that provided for generations of her family\, and the untold heritage of Black Appalachia.
\nAs the keeper of her family&rsquo\;
s stories and treasured dishes\, \;Wilkinson shares her inheritance in
\;Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. \;She found their stories in
her apron pockets\, floating inside the steam of hot mustard greens and t
ucked into the sweet scent of clove and cinnamon in her kitchen. Part memo
ir\, part cookbook\, \;Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts \;weaves
those stories together with recipes\, family photos\, and a lyrical imagin
ation to present a culinary portrait of a family that has lived and worked
the earth of the mountains for over a century.- From the Publisher
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