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The Texas Experience: Friendship & Food Texas Style | Richardson Woman's Club ©1982 1993

The Texas Experience: Friendship & Food Texas Style | Richardson Woman's Club ©1982 1993

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The Texas Experience: Friendship & Food Texas Style
Richardson Woman's Club
Southern Living Hall of Fame Winner
Hardbound
ISBN: 9780960941605
372 pages
©1982 1993 (8th printing)

The Texas Experience: Friendship & Food Texas Style is a 1982 cookbook published by the Richardson Woman's Club. It has been recognized as a Southern Living Hall of Fame winner and features a foreword by Frank Tolbert, co-founder of the Annual World's Championship Chili Cook-Off and author. Among the recipes included is Frank's famous Texas chili.

Throughout the cookbook, colorful photographs highlight sample party menus throughout the cookbook--like a Dallas Cowboys Tail Gate featuring Clark Gable's Pork Tenderloin and Driskill Hotel Cheese Soup; the Texas State Fair featuring Salt Water Taffy and Corny Dogs; and Dinner on the Grounds featuring Crunchy Fried Chicken and East Texas Biscuits.

The hardbound cookbook is in good used condition. The Southern Living Hall of Fame sticker is on the front. This is a copy from the eighth printing in 1993.

Community cookbooks are more than just recipe collections; they offer a unique look into American society and culture of the past...

Originally created and used by women's groups for charitable purposes, these cookbooks contain valuable information on cooking techniques, kitchen tools, and household advice. They also serve as unofficial historical records, providing insight into the norms and values of the time period.

The first of these charity cookbooks in America, A Poetical Cookbook by Maria J. Moss, was published in 1864 to raise funds for injured Union soldiers during the Civil War.

Today, community cookbooks continue to be successful fundraisers for Junior Leagues, church groups, school organizations, hospital auxiliaries and other charitable groups across the country.

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