S.C. Family & Community Leaders

Quintessential southern cooking, with more than 300 new recipes designed for today's hurried, health-conscious lifestyle

7 1/2 x 9 1/2, 280 pages
1 line drawing
paper, ISBN 1-57003-112-6, $18.95t

ABOUT THE BOOK

From shrimp-okra gumbo to peach crepes, The New South Carolina Cookbook serves up a feast of Palmetto State favorites. A standard reference for the South Carolina kitchen since its initial publication in 1953, the cookbook has been reprinted nine times and now appears in a greatly updated and expanded edition. On its pages some of the most accomplished cooks in the state share prized family recipes. Their diversity of cooking expertise makes the book a culinary composite of South Carolina, from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

Tested for accuracy and taste and analyzed for nutritional content, the collection's more than 580 recipes range from elementary to ambitious. The cookbook features dishes suitable for crowds, selections that are low in fat, and foods long associated with the Palmetto State, including red beans and rice, fresh corn chowder, and pecan pie. A new chapter explains how to alter recipes and make substitutions that reduce fat, calories, cholesterol, and sodium.

FROM THE COOKBOOK

• 1 cup raw grits
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 stick butter
• Worchester sauce to taste
• 1 cup sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Garlic to taste

Cook grits as directed on package. To hot, cooked grits, add butter cheese, beaten egg yolks, and all seasonings. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and pour into greased casserole pan (about 2/3 full). Bake 30 minutes at 300º F. Serve while hot. May store in refrigerator to heat and serve later. Serves 6.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 350 cal, 3 g fiber, 25 g fat, 146 mg chol, 644 mg sodium

REVIEWS

"The most striking feature of this latest edition is the ready sensation it gives of new ideas for basic standbys. . . .Those tiresome old presentations for basic vegetables can be discarded for one of the many scrumptious-looking preparations given here. . . .The only way to become an accomplished cook is to practice, and this novice-friendly guide would make an ideal gift for a shower, a housewarming or those ubiquitous upcoming weddings. Also, it's refreshing to see the University of South Carolina Press publish a book that is not only reasonably priced, but that everyone can enjoy."
—David Marshall James, The State

"This one captures the essence of fine southern cooking with 580 tested recipes. . . . Don't miss it!"—The Cookbook Collector