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Posted: June 02 2009 at 9:39am | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
Bring me some apples and I'll make you a Pie: a story about Edna Lewis

By Robbin Gourley

Warning: do not read this book if you are hungry. Do not.

This is the story of Edna Lewis, a famous chef who grew up in Freetown, Va- a farming community started by her grandfather who was a freed slave.
The story follows the seasons and the harvests that go with each.
We loved the harvest rhymes for each food. Here's one from the corn page:

"Wake up, Jacon, Day's a-breakin.
Fryin' pan's on and cornbread's bakin'.
Bacon in the pan. Coffee in the pot.
Git up now and get it while it's hot."

By the end of this book I was starving and wanted to go live on a farm like Edna. At the end there was even more: a nice biography of Edna with a lovely photo of her... plus many of the recipes from the book!
This was a huge hit at my house.

Seasons, farming, chefs, rhymes, country, Edna Lewis, family, harvest



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