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Four Generations Of Culinary Tradition From One Black Family When I was a little boy just starting school, I was shocked that ao many of my black class mates knew absolutely nothing about their own history. Fm not talking about book learning, Fm talking about oral history, their families' histories from older rela tives. The history of my own family had been drummed into me from the day I learned my last name. My grandmother, Ausietelle, and my mother, Thelma, were both cooks and I war literally raised on endless conversa tions about my famous great grandmother, Lucinda Macklin. Over a hundred years ago, Lu cinda was a kitchen servant in Tennessee's Old South. I was told in no uncertain terms that a house slave' had higher status than a 'field slave.' But the highest rank in prestige and pow er went to the head slave' in the kitchen. That was Lucinda's place and •he ran it Uks a queen. So begins DOWN HOME ; SOUTHERN COOKING by La Mont Burns. With wit, warmth, and a generous helping of South 1 era hospitality, this renowned chsf, restaurateur, and former "PM Magazine" chef explores the roods of Southern cuisine and ths unique heritage of four genera tions of black cooks In a delightful compendium of "down home " cooking. Revealing seerst* of csrtain herbs, spies#, and sauces, this charmingly personal cookbook of fers a sumptuous and satisfying odysssy through real American cuisine. ' " *V . ' ■ < •' * j Ben you Win liecsrsc such woodsrfU regional An aa Thsl maW %ilabah, Diamandlindt TWr ****** Slaw, Southern Spoon fb»ed, and Egp Pones ds Leon. Weaving family anecdotes with “• Wstasy af black cuisine, La moot Burns transforms such dishes as Burgoo, Ptot Lfldter, Chit terlings, and Pandowdy into eouruss on a nearly forgotten heri tage • What’s mors, you will leam what in the world can be dona with opossum, pigeon, and hare. J LaMont Barns, author of DOWN HOME SOUTHERN COOK i|NO and owner of his own restaurant in Encinitas, CA, famed for its barbecue menus, with a sampling from cook book repertoire. The reoipee for these and many other mouth watering dishes are handed down, generation to generation, from his great grandmother Lucinda, a slave cook on a Ten nessee plantation. Photo by Michael Weiss. OPOSSUM S«rvaa 8 • 10 Wild game has always been a Southern delicacy, and opoesum is one of its special treats, even to day. Both Auuebelle and Thelma grew up with the wonders oT opossum stew in their repertoire of wild game recipes. One look at a map of the South shows you how easily wild gams could be procured for festive eating. Hunt ing and trapping.have always been popular activities. Today it is usually necessary to rely on specialty shops in large cit ies to obtain exotic meat like opos sum, but it can be done. Opossum tastes a fait like pork, but spicier. Hers is a recipe for the adventure some eater in search of a succulent' culinary experience with deep roots in history. 1 opossum v Opossum liver Bread Stuffing ' . #, Bacon Fat ‘ 4 . Salt and pepper —-—v—-— 4 slices of bacon Strang thread far trussing Preheat oven to 350 F. i. X.% . ■ '** • • r* Skin opossum and slit open from throat .down through ths stomach to the hind logs. Remove innards and discard all but liver. Wash thoroughly. Dry with paper towels. Boil liver 5-10 minutes, than chop and add to Bread Stuff ing. Rub opossum inside and out wKh ths bacon fat, salt, and pep per. Put into roasting pan. Fill opos sum with Brsad Stuffing. Saw up the opossum with thread or use skewers. Laos with bacon. Add 1 quart of hot water to pan. Roast 11/2 hours or until tend er. Bute every IB minutes. Put on earvin* platter. Serve hot. * THE CHARLOTTE POST FATHER OF THE YEAR CONTEST I 1 DOESN'T YOUR FATHER QUALIFY AS THE CHARLOTTE POST FATHER OF THE YEAR? • ••• Of Comte He Does!!! Complete the application below along with reasons why your father should be chosen Charlotte Post "Father of the Year." Let him compete for not only the crown, but a complete make-over from Brown's the Salon, 1620 South Boulevard, and a Father's Day outfit from New Style Setter, located at 2313 LaSalle St. Get your application In - deadline is June 15,1987. Winners will be chosen by the Charlotte Post management team. FATHERS NAME ADDRESS__: HOME PHONE NUMBER- - --— ■■ --- - . - - - ■ . ' zzzzl: , ——. " ■ ■————.— ■ - - _ - *•,■» ./A-,r^ v, j* "*■ \* •, '*■ ■ ifpfjr.• jr’ jg- ■«. . a .■* *jj, ^5f -*• ,1 —— — ,,, __ ,_ —-— —.- __— _ - - _ -- , . , ... . ....... ...y.-i----— 4 J , •’Jwrif i *'£' * •M *r ’t*J A..’\ > «y. ■>, n * ... "■ .." " ' ■"' .. —-- ... - - -——-—-\m SUBMITTED BY: _ PHONE:_ Attach Additional 8haat If Naoaaaary J^MTojThaChailottaPoit, P. Q. Box 30144, Charlotte, NC 28230 ' — • ' ' • ■ i.' v' - F^er* ■ 'v-t'- i m 2 i ;: . 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