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Delicious any time of year.
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup softened butter
Mix together in medium bowl. Serve on hot biscuits or pound cake.
If you like this recipe, I think you’ll really enjoy this cookbook:
The Jamlady Cookbook
Author: Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld
Published by: Pelican Publishing Company; Number of Pages: 288
Price: [...]
This is an excellent way to cook old squirrels, which are too tough for Frying.
2 squirrels
1 quart buttermilk
2cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of black pepper
Dumplings:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
1 cup buttermilk
Skin and gut squirrels, removing any shot. Wash thoroughly in cold water Cut into serving pieces and place [...]
2 pounds pork maw
2 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
4 stalks celery, finely chopped, divided
4 small onions, finely chopped, divided
4 small green bell peppers, cored, seeded and finely chopped, divided
5 pounds precooked chitins
Wash the pork maw thoroughly in several changes of cold water and [...]
Makes 6 servings.
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup chopped green olives stuffed with pimientos
1 cup pitted and chopped “black-ripe” olives or Calamatas
1/2 cup roasted sweet red peppers, chopped
1 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 pound salami
1/2 pound provolone cheese
1/2 pound mild cheese
1/3 pound mortadella
1/3 pound prosciutto
Cook’s note: The roasted [...]
This recipe is a sumptuous introduction to the cooking of the South Carolina Low Country around Charleston.
8 quail, fresh or frozen
4 [...]
Shrimp and grits are one of Charleston’s best loved dishes, served for breakfast, or dinner.
6 cups water
6 cups milk
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
4 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups white grits (NOT instant or Quick Cooking)
16 Oz. finely grated white cheddar cheese (optional)
1 pound fresh [...]
A shrimp boil is a one-pot meal in the Low Country, usually cooked outside in big pots.
1/2 lb. Keilbasa (or other spicy, smoked sausage) per person
1/2 pound Raw shrimp in shell per person
3 Red bliss potatoes per person
1 Ear of corn per person
2 Lemons
Cayenne pepper
Cloves
Garlic
Bay leaves
Old [...]
A traditional Low Country dish made with okra, rice and black eyed peas. The dish is thought to have originated in Africa.
Pie dough enough for 4 individual pies (or 2 large)
1 1/2 cup crawfish tails; crawfish fat and water to make 2 cups
3 tablespoons cooking oil1 medium onion, chopped fine
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 Cup chopped celery
Salt and red pepper to taste
1 clove garlic, mashed
Pinch thyme
1/3 cup tomato sauce mixed with 1/3 cup [...]
