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JESSE'S BOOK OF CREOLE AND DEEP SOUTH RECIPES by Edith & John Watts

JESSE'S BOOK OF CREOLE AND DEEP SOUTH RECIPES

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Pub Date: Oct. 29th, 1954
Publisher: Viking

The d'oeuvres, hors and otherwise, of a famous chef-Jesse, who has achieved fame for the Ballard family table, are here given a more permanent presentation and provide a festive collection of real epicurean elegance. The dishes, for the most part, are specialties- for special occasions (even possum and terrapin) but Jesse also has a way with hamburgers, for the less enterprising cook. On the whole, however, this is a luxury cookbook - to dazzle- and to delight- and is hostess rather than hausfrau styled. It also demands an experienced hand and an open pocketbook.