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1985 · réf. 12749 — Pottstown PA: Walter's Publishing Co 1985. Octavo 9.25 x 9" original pictorial wrappers spiral bound 216 pp. plus charts and cooking guides. No date but based on a calendar page this was published in 1985/1986. An African American community cookbook from Pottstown Pennsylvania published in a larger format and length than most similar cookbooks of the era that we have handled. Begins with a "Home Maker's Prayer" and a foreword which notes that "It has been a 'Trying Time' these past months collecting recipes copying and preparing for publishing." The recipes are all attributed and range from everyday dishes to more original ones. Recipes include hot chicken wings crackling bread sour milk pancakes Dr. Bird Cake Passover brownies brown sugar fudge cake Joe's Pineapple Cake Early American Scripture Cake Ma's Pumpkin Pie Cajun Cream Pie sweet potato pudding Beluah's Chili hot dogs and rice barbecued catfish kabobs Mama's Jambalaya ham loaf tuna cheddar sandwich loaf spoon bread inside out ravioli chicken giblet soup sweet and sour green beans mixed greens with corn bread dumplings lima bean casserole green beans and grapefruit butter sauce collards. and many more. Not in OCLC. Covers with some wear along edges creasing to corners soiling to rear cover several pages with folds to corners else very nice. Walter's Publishing Co unknown