This is a photograph of my grandmother, Marion Brown, promoting her second book, with a little help from James Beard, in New York, around 1955. The book is"Pickles and Preserves" of old pickling recipes (greengage preserves? mushroom catsup?); it was reissued a few years ago and is still available. Her better known cookbook, "Marion Brown's Southern Cooking" was a mainstay of mid-century Southern kitchens and has stayed continously in print. My grandmother died in 1995 at the age of 92, after they took away her vodka and cigarettes.
The book is not for beginners, but anyone who knows the Ball "Blue Book" probably knows what to do.
H/T to one of the best food blogs, "Gherkins and Tomatoes"!
H/T to one of the best food blogs, "Gherkins and Tomatoes"!
