Spelman Generations Cookbook: 100 YEARS OF RECIPES AND TRADITION

The Spelman Generations Cookbook is a celebration of 100 years of tradition and recipes from the preeminent institution of higher education for Black women - Spelman College in Atlanta GA.With over 200 recipes in six categories, Spelman Generations is a glossy, sophisticated book worthy of display on a coffee table. But more than a mere cookbook, Spelman Generations spotlights a student from the first class, Margaret Petty Nabrit who taught herself to read and write while still a slave. Spelman Generations celebrates Margaret’s legacy with a recipe submitted by her Ohio family, Paula’s Pound Cake.Recipes passed down for generations. Authentic Southern family cooking. Sunday dinner traditions. Dishes that built our families. Heritage you can taste. A celebration of Black family cooking. Keepsake cookbook to pass down. True heritage soul food.Like a food time capsule, Spelman Generations features archival recipes from 1930 Depression era cookbook. Its recipes and practical how-to instruction document the austerity and gentility of that time. Cooking wisdoms such as five ways to cook "White Toast" and how to properly prepare “Afternoon Tea” exemplify those two realities.Spelman Generations is a publication in celebration of the Spelman Class of 1976’s Golden 50th Anniversary. Read more