Description: Please see images for condition and ask any questions prior to bidding. Items over $150 will ship with signature confirmation. Natalie Vivian Scott (18901957) was a Virgina-born, New Orleans-raised journalist, playwright, and author with particular interest in New Orleans and Mexican cuisines. The Mirations and Miracles of Mandy, self published in 1929, was her first cookbook. The titular Mandy is a composite (and a character the author repeats in her 1931 book 200 Years of New Orleans Cooking) of Scotts and her friends Black cooks and housekeepers: Pearl, Mammy Lou, Phrosine, Tante Celeste, Venida, Felicie, Mande, Titine, Elvy, Mona, and Relie. It would be generous to call the language anything other than racist, and the heavily caricatured dialect attributed to Mandy is offensive, though the book remains historically significant for its contribution to the culinary record. Within its 61 pages, Mirations and Miracles of Mandy includes recipes for: Ox-tail soup, including hearty root vegetables and the yolks of hard boiled eggs Crayfish bisque Bouillabaisse de bayou Kush-kush Calas Beignets de pommes Though the book was reprintedand retitled Mandys Favorite Louisiana Recipes with an added indexin 1978, we are pleased to offer the scarce first printing in Very Good condition.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Fountain Valley, California
End Time: 2024-10-17T21:30:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Natalie Scott; Olive Leonhardt [cover illus
Publisher: Robt. H. True Co
Year Printed: 1929
Original/Facsimile: Original
