Arkansas

Enjoy the havens of Arkansas history. Jefferson County offered refuge for runaway slaves, forming a prosperous community where black wealth rivaled any place in the South by 1900. Ozark eateries piled plates with comfort food conjured up by the culinary masterminds behind the fried pickle. Fayetteville cultivated a hilltop farm into an institution. Find repose in the scenery of the Rock Island Railroad or seek sanctuary in the downtown district of pre-sprawl Little Rock through our Arkansas history book catalogue.
Filter
1 product
Ozark Culinary History, An
Ozark Culinary History, An
$21.99

Ozark Culinary History, An

9781467136082

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

Northwest Arkansas' High South cuisine is replete with nostalgia, fresh ingredients, tall tales and rural roots. Discover Ozark traditions in the realms of forest, farm and table.


In the 1890s, Ozark apples fed the nation. Welch's Concord grapes grew in Arkansas vineyards. Local poultry king, Tyson, still satisfies America's chicken craving. Local chef turned author Erin Rowe recounts her culinary adventures stomping grapes, canning hominy, picking Muscadines, gathering wild watercress and tracking honeybees. Featuring fifty heirloom recipes dating as far back as the early 1800s, this delectable narrative is sure to whet your curiosity and appetite. An Ozark Culinary History celebrates it all, from chow-chow to moonshine.

Ozark Culinary History, An