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Appalachian Home Cooking Index
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A.M. Braswell, Jr. Food Co., Inc., 306
African foods, 14
Almonds, 158, 264
American Spoon Foods, Inc., 305–306
Appalachian
     frontier, 14–16
     mountains, 157
     tribes, 12
Appalachian food, 4
     biscuits, 11
     breakfast, 11, 24
     buttermilk, 10
     desserts, 7
     dumplings, 11
     English, Scottish, and Irish connections, 9
     iconic, 8
     menus, 6
     moonshine, 10
     pork salad, 200
     potatoes, 10
     top 10, 5
     top 100, 5–6
Appalachian pork salad, 200
Appetizers, 243
     country ham spread, 138
Apple butter, 192–193, 267, 301, 303, 306
Apple crisp, 273–274
Apple filling for stack cake, 268, 269
Apple House, 303, 305–306
Apple pie and English, Scotch food, 11
Apple stack cake, 267–270
     party, 270
Apples
     about apples, 144
     apple butter, 144–145, 192–193, 267, 
     301, 303, 306
     apple crisp, 273–274
     bleached, 52
     cake, 266
     dried apple stack cake, 267
     fried apples, 34, 181, 189, 212–213, 253
     frontier, 145
     June, 34
     spiced apple butter, 192
     stack cake, 267–270
     sweet potatoes and apples, 81, 230
Arnow, Harriette, 78
Authentic foods of Appalachia, 6

Bacon, 184–187, 196–200, 203–204, 206– 209, 211, 214–217, 221, 225, 244–245, 248–250, 253, 295, 298, 300, 303, 305, 308, 313
Bacon dressing, 197
Bacon potato soup, 203–204
Baked sweet potatoes, 78
Baking powder biscuits, 181–182
Banana pudding, 272
Barbecued pork ribs, 251–252
     menu, 7
Bean cakes, 70–71, 192
Bean patties, 225–226
Bean pie, 70–71
Beans
     about soup beans, 70
     bean patties, 225–226
     cooking dry beans, 211
     pinto bean chili, 186, 224
     pinto beans, 223–225, 235, 252,293, 305
     succotash, 221
     see also Green beans
Beechnuts
, 293–294
     defined, 158
Beef, 191, 201–202, 214, 224, 235–237, 239, 248, 290, 295, 307, 314
     stuffed bell peppers, 235–236

Beets, 52–54, 210, 215, 218–219, 303, 306
     about beets, 54
     pickled, 54
     pickled, spiced, 218
Bell peppers
     stuffed, 235–236
Best, Bill, 40, 54
Beverages
     boiled custard, 265, 272, 277
     peanuts in pop, 151
     sweet tea, 189, 237, 282–283
     switchell, 142
Biscuits, 24–34, 181–183, 188, 191–192, 198–200, 208, 210, 214, 242, 248, 251, 253, 271, 294, 296, 299, 301, 303, 310, 317
     all-together, 29
     and Appalachian food, 11
     baking powder, 181–182
     cold pie, 29
     drop, 29
     ham, 250
     history, 28
     sweet potato, 182–183, 242
Black Walnut Festival, 286
Black walnut vinaigrette, 206
Black walnuts, 182, 195–196, 206, 229, 266, 286, 294, 303, 316
     defined, 158
Blacksmithing, 95, 311
Bleaching, 51
Blue cheese dressing, 190–191
Blue Ridge Parkway, 286
Bogle, Anna Ellis, 4
Boiled custard, 265, 272, 277
Boiled fall greens, 208
Bourbon balls, 277–278, 303, 315
Bourbon candy centers, 278
Box suppers, 165
Bread pudding, 198, 271–272
Breaded pork chops, 252–254
Breads, 181–187
     biscuits, 26
     cornbread, 184–187, 195, 197–201, 205–
     209, 212, 217, 222–224, 228, 235, 237, 249–
     251, 287, 295, 297, 300, 312–313, 317
     monkey biscuits, 27
     slick dumplings, 247, 300
     sweet potato biscuits, 182–183, 242
Breakfast, 24
     1950s, 24
     and Appalachian food, 11
     chocolate gravy, 193
     grits, 231–232
     history of breakfasts, 24
     menus from around the world, 24
     sausage gravy, 189–190, 210, 301
Brine, 49, 295
British Isles
     links to Appalachian food, 9
Broccoli casserole, 215–216
Broken Arrow Ranch, 237, 305–306
Buffalo, 118, 120, 237, 304, 307
Buffaloguys.Com, The, 237, 307
Burying, 47, 50
Buttercream frosting, red velvet, 261
Buttermilk, 10, 128–130, 184–185,187, 195, 197–198, 201, 205, 207–208, 211, 213, 217, 222, 224, 235, 248, 259–260, 265–266, 271
     about buttermilk , 10
     and Appalachian Food, 10
     blushing, 129
     in baking, 129
     leavening strength in baking, 129
     pie, 259–260
     pound cake, 265
     using, 108
Butternut pie, 259–260
Butternut pound cake, 265
Butternut squash and potato soup, 202–203
Butternuts
     defined, 159