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What the slaves ate : recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives
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What the slaves ate : recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives

Author: Herbert C Covey; Dwight Eisnach
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, ©2009.
Series: American mosaic (Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.))
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Herbert C Covey; Dwight Eisnach
ISBN: 9780313374975 031337497X
OCLC Number: 290431563
Description: xi, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: The WPA narratives and slave diets -- Slave nutrition -- African roots and food traditions -- Slave cooking and meals -- Vegetables -- Meat -- Wild game and fish -- Dairy -- Grains, cereals, and baked goods -- Fruits, nuts, and coffee -- Celebrations, special occasions, and the war -- Closing observations -- Appendices. Foods identified in the WPA narratives.
Series Title: American mosaic (Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.))
Responsibility: Herbert C. Covey and Dwight Eisnach.

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