THE SAVANNAH COOK BOOK - Harriet Ross Colquitt - First Edition, 1933

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THE SAVANNAH COOK BOOK: A Collection of Colonial Receipts. Collected and Edited by Harriet Ross Colquitt; with humorous poetic Introduction by Ogden Nash and decorations by Florence Olmstead. This is the TRUE FIRST 1933 HARDBOUND EDITION. NOT A REPRINT. NOT SPIRAL-BOUND. PLAIN 'NON-MAMMY' COVER (This Savannah chef holding steaming platter is only seen in the later reprints commencing c. 1971 and by several varying publishers.) NOT EX-LIBRARY. Published 1933 by Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated in New York City. Good+/Very Good condition with age-toning and very few discolored rust "strips" where apparently page markers for various recipes had originally been placed. All text is clearly visible on these pages; no illustrations are affected. No dust jacket. 186 pages of classic Savannah region recipes with memorable line drawn illustrations by Olmstead. 5.75"x7.75". This book is a delight full of great Southern recipes, especially rice dishes, pilaus, and variations of crab and shrimp, with many other foods popular in Colonial Georgia. "Receipts" include the Oyster Roast, Shrimp Paste, Corn Bread Fritters, Colonial Cookies, and even Possum and 'Taters and many other
18th century Savannah dishes.
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