Although these recipes are basically stout provisions cooked up with a lusty flair and smacking of salt air and hickory smoke, a smidgen of more refined cookery has seeped in... foods, partly foraged from friends along the banquette, byroad and bayou, some my own concoction and others passed down to me along with my grandmother's iron skillet. Mary Land (from the introduction)

{HISTORY}

Originally published in 1954, Mary Land takes readers on a fantastic culinary adventure through the state of Louisiana covering all aspects of fare including Creole, Cajun and French cuisine. Country recipes that involve woodland creatures like squirrels share center stage with elegant city entrees served in the finest restaurants of New Orleans. Folklore, history and interesting information from the swamplands to the sea, from the north to the south, from the country plantation to the city pied-e-terre are all covered here in a generous and fascinating look at one state's dynamic food scene. 

Now considered a regional cookbook classic, Mary Land discusses Louisiana cooking with all the gaiety the state exudes, turning readers into skilled cooks and knowledgeable dinner hosts. This is the Cookbook Collectors Library edition printed in 1960, with the same contents and layout as the original 1954 version. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- 1500 recipes, 376 pages

- 1960 Cookbook Collectors Library Edition

- Black and white illustrations and photographs throughout

- Special sections include menu suggestions (Patio Lunch, Holiday Dinner, Potluck, etc) terminology, glossary and detailed index

- A chapter on beverages is discussed including recipes for the cocktails that made drinking in New Orleans famous!

- Pen and Ink style illustrations throughout by Morris Henry Hobbs, a 20th-century deaf architect turned artist and a midwestern transplant to New Orleans

{CONDITION}

With bright unmarked pages, a tight spine and clean cover boards, this cookbook is in great shape. Although, having spent years in the humid South, it does suffer from a musty odor which we are correcting through a special book "drying-out" process. But if you are sensitive to allergies please know this book might always retain a hint of a musty aroma despite our best efforts to eradicate it completely. 

{SIZE}

Measures 6" inches (width) x 9.25" inches (length) x 1.25" inches (depth)

{WHY IT IS ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}

For fascinating recipes like... Boiled Swimps, Quail Tickfaw, Violet Soup, Lagoon Chowder, Flossy Flapjacks, Poulet Au Lait, Brennan's Oysters Bienville, Poached Alligator Tail, Guavas in Rum Sauce, Salty Dog gin cocktail and Orange Wine Sangaree.