Confederate House Cookbook: With Memories of a Southern Ladies Diary (SIGNED 1ST)
by (Cooking) BELL, Mary Jo; EDGE, Betty B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Houston, TX: Hutchins House Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 9 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Scarce surviving cookbook from the now closed Confederate House Restaurant in Houston, TX. Owners Gordon and Betty Edge hosted Presidents and famous personalities in Houston for half a century with these distinctly Southern recipes. Signed "The Confederate House in now a memory. However, the legacy of her hospitality, fine food and the memoirs of my grandmother's diary remain forever with the pages of this simple book. Mary Jo Bell / 2002" directly on the FFEP. Additional note from Bell in regards to the Shrimp salad laid-in. "Southern Cooking Tip" text throughout (think lard and cost-savings).
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- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6608
- Title
- Confederate House Cookbook: With Memories of a Southern Ladies Diary (SIGNED 1ST)
- Author
- (Cooking) BELL, Mary Jo; EDGE, Betty B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchins House Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Houston, TX
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- cooking
- Bookseller catalogs
- Southern Literature; Cooking;
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