Item #6608 Confederate House Cookbook: With Memories of a Southern Ladies Diary (SIGNED 1ST). Mary Jo BELL, Betty B. EDGE.
Confederate House Cookbook: With Memories of a Southern Ladies Diary (SIGNED 1ST)

Confederate House Cookbook: With Memories of a Southern Ladies Diary (SIGNED 1ST)

Houston, TX: Hutchins House Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Near Fine. Item #6608

Scarce surviving cookbook from the now closed Confederate House Restaurant in Houston, TX. Owners Gordon and Betty Edge hosted Presidents and famous personalities in Houston for half a century with these distinctly Southern recipes. Signed "The Confederate House in now a memory. However, the legacy of her hospitality, fine food and the memoirs of my grandmother's diary remain forever with the pages of this simple book. Mary Jo Bell / 2002" directly on the FFEP. Additional note from Bell in regards to the Shrimp salad laid-in. "Southern Cooking Tip" text throughout (think lard and cost-savings).

Price: $75.00

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