Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House Cookbook

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Description: Somewhere between Tullahoma, Winchester, Fayetteville, and Shelby ville is Moore County, the smallest of Tennessee's ninety-five counties. In the spring of each year folks come to Columbia -- on the other side of the interstate -- for the festivities of Mule Day, in the summer they come to Tims Ford Lake to fish and swim, and in the fall they come to Shelby ville for the Tennessee Walking Horse Festival. 

But all year-round and from all over the world, people come to Lynchburg, the county seat of Moore County, to tour the Jack Daniel Distillery. And many stay to have one of the finest home-cooked meals anywhere at Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House. Two meats, an abundance of vegetables and side dishes, homemade breads, desserts, and beverages are all made with the same special care that Miss Mary Bobo used since 1908. 

That was when she and Jack Bobo bought the house from the family of Dr. E.Y. Salmon and began taking in boarders. Jack Bobo died in 1948 and Mary continued to welcome roomers until a few years before she died in 1983 at the age of 101. Today, Lynne Tolley continues the tradition of serving mid-day dinners that are simple, abundant, and delicious. The same cooks who have been preparing the dishes for many years are still cooking the old-fashioned way, using iron skillets for chicken, real meringue for pies, and fresh-picked vegetables. 

Miss Mary Bobo 's Boarding House Cookbook is a celebration of the traditional southern dishes that made this particular boarding house an American legend. The more than 250 recipes are good, wholesome, nourishing, delicious food and many are made with Lynchburg's own Jack Daniel's whiskey. In addition, the book includes stories about the people and events that made Lynchburg a small town known around the world and Miss Mary Bobo's a hallmark of southern food and hospitality. 

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Condition: Good condition.