Celebrate Virginia! The Hospitality, History and Heritage of Virginia

by Rowena Fullinwider, James Crutchfield, Winette Jeffery

Celebrate Virginia! is a celebration of all that is Virginia. It honors the unparalleled heritage of hospitality and history for which Virginia is renowned. This beautiful cookbook features a combination of recipes, interesting historical sidebars, and anecdotal descriptions of food-related products for which Virginia is known. Recipes are both contemporary and historical, as are the many culinary traditions found throughout the book. For example, the book describes the unique "Shad Planking" tradition held each year, and the history of tea. Numerous recipes attributed to Virginia's celebrated sons and daughters are included, such as Senator John Warner's recipe for Crab Cakes.

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks

320 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this cook book, it is more than a cook book though it is also a history book. We love beef Wine-o and beef kapama the most. I met Rowena at the Williamsburg visitors center and just had to have her cookbook. She was such a nice lady.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this cookbook. I am a native Virginian, born and raised and have lived here my whole life. I got this book at Fall Festival one year. One of my favorite parts is that they have little tidbits of info on each of the counties in the state so you get a little history lesson with your recipes.