Description: Jemima Code : Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks, Hardcover by Tipton-Martin, Toni; Egerton, John (FRW); Haber, Barbara (FRW), ISBN 0292745486, ISBN-13 9780292745483, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award, 2016
Art of Eating Prize, 2015
BCALA Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation, Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 2016
Women of African descent have contributed to America’s food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate “Aunt Jemima” who cooked mostly by natural instinct. To discover the true role of black women in the creation of American, and especially southern, cuisine, Toni Tipton-Martin has spent years amassing one of the world’s largest private collections of cookbooks published by African American authors, looking for evidence of their impact on American food, families, and communities and for ways we might use that knowledge to inspire community wellness of every kind.
The Jemima Code presents more than 150 black cookbooks that range from a rare 1827 house servant’s manual, the first book published by an African American in the trade, to modern classics by authors such as Edna Lewis and Vertamae Grosvenor. Ths are arranged chronologically and illustrated with photos of their covers; many also display selected interior pages, including recipes. Tipton-Martin provides notes on the authors and their contributions and the significance of each book, while her chapter introductions summarize the cultural history reflected in ths that follow. These cookbooks offer firsthand evidence that African Americans cooked creative masterpieces from meager provisions, educated young chefs, operated food businesses, and nourished the African American community through the long struggle for human rights. The Jemima Code transforms America’s most maligned kitchen servant into an inspirational and powerful model of culinary wisdom and cultural authority.
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Book Title: Jemima Code : Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food, Regional & Ethnic / American / General, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Cooking
Item Weight: 49.1 Oz
Author: Toni Tipton-Martin
Item Length: 11.2 in
Item Width: 9.3 in
Format: Hardcover
