Best of Georgia Farms Cookbook

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Description: Farmers and farming founded Georgia, and the land's bounty has been an inseparable part of the state's history for more than 250 years. Colonial years, the Civil War, the great boll weevil scourge of the 1920s and '30s. the agribusiness boom following World War II. From cotton to peaches to peanuts 10 poultry, the story of agriculture is the story of Georgia. It is Georgia's biggest, most scenic and. perhaps, most interesting business. 

More than a cookbook, this volume will show you the amazing diversity of Georgia's... 

Land...
Visit Sapelo Island and Jarrell Plantation. View the spectacular coastal marshes, some of the most productive "farmland" in the entire world. Stand on the flood gate of an 18th-century rice plantation and wander through the massive ruins of a tabby sugar mill. Tour Plains. Drive Apple Alley and the Peach Blossom Trail. Walk through the village of Julliene where Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed. You'll find these and 25 other tours that illustrate the fascinating 265-year-old story of Georgia agriculture. 

People...
Meet Georgia's most famous farmer. Jimmy Carter; 96-year-old D.W. Brooks, the legendary founder of Gold Kist (and friend of Georgian Ty Cobb); Nathalie Dupree. whose public television series told America about the glories of Southern cooking; Elizabeth Terry, who author Pat Conroy says has redefined the idea of Southern food; and dozens of other Georgia cooks, authors and personalities, colorful, sometimes eccentric, always interesting. 

Food...
Finally you have the formula for Chatham Artillery Punch. Here is the secret of Country Captain. Now you can toil peanuts and serve (Perfect grits. Hummingbird Cake, Whipping Cream Pound Cake. The wonders of Vidalia Onions and Rabun County cabbage. Here is the authentic Georgia way to prepare vegetables, seafood, beef, pork and chicken. Here are simple "down home"dishes and recipes that will satisfy the most urbane and sophisticated palates. 

Featuring recipes from the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin. 

Plus more recipes from Georgia's cooks, politicians and personalities. 

It's all here in The Best of Georgia Farms Cookbook and Tour Book. 

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