Junior League of Savannah
Savannah Style – Junior League of Savannah Cookbook | Award Winning
Savannah Style – Junior League of Savannah Cookbook | Award Winning
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AT A GLANCE
- Title:
- Savannah Style
- Publisher:
- Junior League of Savannah
- Artist:
- Cover art by Ray Ellis • Illustrations by Jenellen Hibberd Young
- Date:
- 1980 (7th printing)
- Origin:
- Savannah, Georgia
- Dimensions:
- 7" × 9 ¼"
- Condition:
- Very Good | Like New
- Cover:
- Hardcover spiral-bound
- Pages:
- 302 (464 recipes)
- ISBN:
- 9780961341107
- Book genre:
- Junior League Cookbook
- Notes:
- Recipient of both McIlhenny Hall of Fame and Southern Living Hall of Fame Award
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Award winning triple-tested recipes celebrating Savannah's elegant Southern cooking style.
Savannah Style, published by the Junior League of Savannah, is a beloved Southern classic that reflects the city’s rich culinary heritage. The popular cookbook enjoys the distinction of induction into both the McIlhenny Community Cookbook Hall of Fame and the Southern Living Hall of Fame. A Southern Living Hall of Fame sticker appears on the front cover.
The Walter S. McIlhenny Hall of Fame, part of the Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards program, honors community cookbooks that have achieved proven success with sales records of 100,000 copies or more, while the Southern Living Hall of Fame recognizes cookbooks that reflect the richness of Southern culinary tradition and culture.
For collectors, these distinctions signal a cookbook of rare caliber—valued both for its immediate impact and its proven legacy.
The cover features deep green boards with artwork titled “An Oyster Roast,” from an original oil painting by noted Savannah artist Ray Ellis, whose work also appears in South by Southeast and North by Northeast. Inside, charming illustrations by Jenellen Hibberd Young add warmth and regional character.
Throughout the 302 pages of Savannah Style, you’ll find a thoughtful balance of regional classics and refined dishes suited for gracious entertaining. The collection includes iconic Savannah flavors such as Chatham Artillery Punch, Cream of Peanut Soup, Wilted Spinach Salad, Oysters Savannah, and a traditional Low Country Shrimp Boil, alongside comforting favorites like Sticky Buns and Marinated Pork Tenderloin. Highlights include signature dishes from some of Savannah’s most celebrated restaurants — The Pirate’s House, Spanky’s, The Chart House, and The Pink House.
First released in 1980, this hardcover, spiral‑bound edition is in very good condition, with clean pages, no writing, and no dog‑eared corners. There are light tarnish rubbings from the spiral coil on the inside back cover — common for this binding style.
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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