Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures

by Frederick Douglass Opie

Overview

Explore the African American foodways of early 20th century Florida through the life, work, and recipes of a celebrated author and Sunshine State native.
 
Author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston did for Florida what William Faulkner did for Mississippi, providing insight into a state’s history and culture through various styles of writing. In this book, historian Fred Opie explores food as a recurring theme in Hurston’s life and work. Beginning with her childhood in Eatonville, Florida, and the foodways of her family, Opie goes on to explore Hurston’s ethnographic recording of dishes and recipes as well as natural food remedies.
 
In other chapters, Opie examines African American foodways across Florida, including the importance of poultry and the social and political aspects of barbecue. Through simple dishes and recipes, foods prepared for everyday meals as well as special occasions, Opie offers a unique view of both Hurston and the food traditions in early twentieth-century Florida.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625854056
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/13/2021
Series:	American Palate
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	169
Sales rank:	803,378
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Frederick Douglass Opie is a professor of history and foodways at Babson College and the author of several books including "Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America," "Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882–1923" and "Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black and Latino Coalitions in New York From Protest to Public Office." Opie is a regular contributor on the radio show The Splendid Table and the editor of the popular food and history blog foodasalens.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 A Hunk of Corn Bread 11

2 Some Love Collards/Some Love Kale 37

3 Folk Medicine Recipes 67

4 Five Helpin's of Chicken 81

5 I'll Meet You at the Barbecue 95

Afterword 115

Notes 123

Index 137

About the Author 141