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Party Receipts from the Junior League of Charleston: Hors d’Oeuvres, Savories, Sweets (1993, Second Printing)
Party Receipts from the Junior League of Charleston: Hors d’Oeuvres, Savories, Sweets (1993, Second Printing)
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AT A GLANCE
- Title:
- Party Receipts from the Junior League of Charleston: Hors d’Oeuvres, Savories, Sweets
- Publisher:
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Author:
- Linda Glick Conway, Editor
- Date:
- 1993 (Second printing)
- Origin:
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Dimensions:
- 6" x 9"
- Condition:
- Very Good (VG)
- Cover:
- Softcover comb-bound
- Pages:
- 224 (300+ recipes)
- ISBN:
- 9780945575849
- Book genre:
- Junior League Cookbook
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A Charleston Junior League Entertaining Classic with 300+ Party Recipes
Party Receipts from the Junior League of Charleston is the third cookbook created by the League, following the iconic Charleston Receipts and Charleston Receipts Repeats. Whether planning a sophisticated dinner or a casual backyard barbecue, this cookbook captures the spirit of Southern hospitality and the enduring traditions of Charleston entertaining.
This 1993 224-page second printing brings together more than 300 favorite party recipes, many of them treasured family legacies contributed by Junior League members. This softcover comb‑bound edition is in very good used condition, with clean pages and light general wear. Measures 6" × 9".
Focused on hors d’oeuvres, savories, and sweets, the collection includes Lowcountry favorites such as Bluffton Deviled Crab Dip, Rita Benne Cookies, and a wide range of classic dishes served at traditional Charleston gatherings. Recipes emphasize simple, accessible ingredients, making the book ideal for both seasoned hosts and relaxed, last‑minute entertainers.
Beyond recipes, the book offers entertaining tips, menu suggestions, and guidance for celebrations ranging from a Debutante Tea to a Super Bowl Bash. It also features charming Charleston recollections from notable Lowcountry literary voices, including Pat Conroy, Josephine Humphreys, and DuBose Heyward, adding cultural depth and regional storytelling.
Collectors prize community cookbooks as both practical kitchen companions and historical artifacts. Often tied to a church, women’s club, or local organization, they preserve recipes, traditions, and personal connections to the past. Their vintage design and illustrations also make them appealing to display as well as use.
Historians value these books for the intimate insight they offer into American life—particularly women’s roles, as well as the social and cultural effects of immigration, expansion, urbanization, and industrialization.
Browse our complete Community & Junior League Cookbooks collection for more fundraising cookbooks and recipes.
Community cookbooks are locally compiled recipe collections—most often as fundraisers organized by women. The tradition dates to the Civil War era, beginning with Maria J. Moss’s 1864 A Poetical Cookbook.
Reading community cookbooks across time offers unexpected insight into American culture and history—especially changing social norms and the limited ways women’s voices appeared in print. Contributor naming conventions, such as “Mrs. John A. Smith,” reflected hierarchy, marital status, and identity while participation in clubs and organizations provided purpose and influence within their communities.
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