Cabbage
     coleslaw, 181, 198, 251, 255
Cabbage rolls, 236–237
Cakes, 257–270
     about Appalachian cakes, 164
     about pound cakes, 167
     apple stack, 267–270
     fresh apple cake with black walnuts, 266
     gingerbread patties, 261–262
     history, 164
     kinds of, 165
     old fashioned, 165
     party apple stack, 270
     pound, buttermilk, 265
     scripture cake, 169, 263–264
Callaway Gardens County Store, 307
Can house, 123–124
Candy, 170–172, 257–259, 261, 263, 271–283, 286, 296, 303–306, 313–315
     bourbon balls, 170–173, 277–278, 303, 315
     bourbon candy, 278
     chocolate coating, 278
     peanut brittle, 279–280
     peanut butter fudge, 281–282
     pecan cream fudge, 280
     penuche, 172
     praline fudge, 280
     survey of kinds made, 171
     white fudge, 172
Canning, 48, 219
Cashews, 159, 161, 224, 315
Casseroles, 59–61, 274, 312
     about casseroles, 59
     broccoli casserole, 215–216
     custard corn pudding, 220
     fancy cheese grits casserole, 231–232
     fancy potato casserole, 227–228
     macaroni and cheese, 233–234, 246
     stuffed bell peppers, 235–236
     stuffed cabbage rolls, 236
     sweet potato casserole, 182–183, 229–230,
     236, 246
Cast-iron cookware
     advantages, 98–99
     disadvantages, 99
     seasoning, 99
Cast-iron skillet, 95
Cast-iron utensils, 96
     brand names, 97
     cauldron, 99
Dutch oven, 100
Lodge Manufacturing, 98
     skillet, 95
Castle, Sheri, x, xv
Cauldron, 99
Cemeteries, 124
Cheese, 47, 187, 191–192, 194, 196, 199–200, 203, 209–211, 215–216, 224, 227–228, 231–234, 236, 243–244, 246, 250, 254, 263
     making, 47
     sauce, 196, 216, 233–234
Cheese grits casserole, 231–232
Chefs, 20–21, 234, 265, 307–309
Cherokee, 13–14
Cherry River Food Land, 216, 305, 307–308
Chestnuts, 158–159, 165, 239, 294
Chicken
     about chicken, 126
     baked parmesan nuggets, 243
     chicken and dumplings, 246
     chicken bites, 243–244
     cream gravy, 249
     dishes, 127
Dutch oven dinner, 240
     fried chicken, 181, 188, 199, 210, 213, 215–
     216, 221–222, 247–249, 287
     history, 126
     oven-fried, bacon-wrapped, 244
     parmesan chicken bites, 243
Chicken and dumplings, 246
Chicken coatings
     cornmeal, 248
     seasoned flour mix, 248
Chicken cream gravy, 249
Chicken and dumplings menu, 7
Chicken tenders, 137
Chickentoe, 115, 195, 294, 301–302
Chili, 186, 194, 215, 224, 287
     bean, 224
Chinquapins, 158–159, 294
Chocolate chip pecan pie, 261
Chocolate coating, 277–278
Chocolate gravy, 193
Chow chow, 52–54, 94, 217–218, 225, 235, 294, 304, 306, 308–309
     overnight, 217
Churches
     Methodist, 57
     Old Regular Baptist, 57
     Presbyterian, 57

Cinnamon
     oil of, 192
Clafouti, 275
Clay and pottery, 15
Coal stoves, 15, 97
Coatings
     buttermilk batter, 248
     cornmeal for chicken, 248
     seasoned flour mix, 243
Coffee, 35–38, 211, 213, 253, 261, 263, 290, 300, 304, 308
     acorn coffee, 38
     black coffee, 36–37
     bran coffee, 37
     chickory coffee, 37
     chicory, 37, 304, 308
     chocolate coffee, 37
     cinnamon coffee, 36
     dandelion coffee, 37
     hard times coffee, 37
     light coffee, 36
     moonshine coffee, 37
     Southern Comfort coffee, 37
     sweet coffee, 36
Coke, 80, 161–162
Coleslaw, 181, 198, 251, 255
Colonel Bill Newsom’s Hams, 303–305, 308
Community Coffee Company, 308
Community cookbooks, 61–64
Composed wilted salad, 197
Cookbooks
     community, 61–64
     cooking of the British Isles, 77
Cookies
     gingerbread patties, 261–262
Coon hunting, 119
Corn
     cream-style corn, 220
     custard corn pudding, 220
     fancy cheese grits casserole, 231–232
     Hickory King, 88–89
     roasting ears, 88, 295
     succotash, 221
     tests for sweetness, 89
     varieties, 88–89
Corn pudding, 87, 89
Corn relish, 221–222
Cornbread
     about cornbread, 90
     ashcakes, 15
     corn muffins, 186
     corn sticks, 186
     country-style, 185–186
     crackling, 186, 282
     gritted, 89, 91
     jalapeρo cornbread, 186–187
     kernel, 184
     kinds of, 91
     mountain country cornbread, 185–186
     pone, 91
     salad, 198–199
     simple cornbread, 184
     styles, 91
Cornbread Festival, 287
Cornbread salad, 198–199
Cornshuck dolls, 88
Corriher, Shirley, 137
Country cornbread, 185
Country ham, 136–138, 189, 194,200, 205–206, 209–210, 213,250–251, 295, 297, 300, 304, 316
     menu, 8
     recipes, 137
     serving suggestions, 138
Country ham spread, 138, 251
Country-style barbecued ribs, 251
Cracklings, 186, 295
Cream praline fudge, 280
Creamed morels, 108
Cream-style corn, 220
Cresses, 64, 213
Culture
     see entries under Cast-iron; Cookbooks;
     Historic periods; Native American; Social
     class
Curdling, 129–130, 220
     to avoid curdling, 130
Cushaw
     about squash, 45
     dinner menu, 46
     green, 46
     white, 46
Cushaw casserole, 214
Custard corn pudding, 220
Custard, boiled, 277