Tara wrote:
> I am enjoying The Food of a Younger Land, by Mark Kurlansky. I checked
> it out of the library, but I think I will buy myself a copy, as this
> makes a great night table book. Kurlanksy has compiled articles from the
> WPA "America Eats" projects, which documented food traditions across the
> country.
>
> The book is divided into sections by region. Each section has many
> related articles.:
>
>
> The Northeast Eats
>
> The South Eats
>
> The Middle West Eats
>
> The Southwest Eats
>
>
> http://books.google.com/books?
> id=kCRVWMcNPEwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f= false
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d2rwne8
>
> Tara

Oh, there is another book that resulted from all of that work:
Pigsfoot Jelly & Persimmon Beer: Foodways from the Virginia
Writers' Project by Charles L. Perdue. That's another good 'un IMO.

--
Jean B.