Gullah Geechee Home Cooking 2022 Hardback 9781419758782
exceptionally Good condition Like new except for personally inscribed note inside front cover. 288 Pages. by Emily Meggett thru Abrams Books. 8.25x10.25x1 Inches ISBN 1419758780 Synopsis Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island. with contributions from Kayla Stewart and Trelani Michelle. It’s more than a cookbook—it’s a cultural archive.Emily Meggett, a beloved elder from Edisto Island, South Carolina, shares over 100 recipes rooted in the Gullah Geechee tradition, a culture descended from West African communities enslaved in the coastal South. The book includes dishes like shrimp and grits with gravy, okra gumbo, and chocolate cream pie, all interwoven with stories of family, resilience, and heritage.It’s been praised as a New York Times bestseller and an NPR premier Book of the Year, celebrated for preserving a vital piece of American culinary and cultural history. 266-06-25-25-803