Oil of cinnamon, 192
Old homeplace, 122–125, 203
Old Mill, The, 313
One-room schools, 72
Oven apple butter, 192
Oven-fried bacon-wrapped chicken, 244

Packaging, 52
Papaws, 153–154
Pappy’s Sassafras Tea, 305, 313
Parmesan chicken bites, 243–244
Party stack cakes, 270
Pasta sauces, 138
Pawpaw breakfast, 156
Pawpaw custard, 274
Pawpaw mousse, 156
Pawpaws, 152
     and bananas, 152
     description of, 153
     frontier culture, 153
     James Whitcomb Riley, 156
     Lewis and Clark Expedition, 154
     nutritional value, 155
     ripening, 154
     storage and preparation, 155
Peach butter, 144, 301
Peach cobbler, 275–276
Peach leather, 144
Peaches
     about peaches, 144
     red-blushing, 144
Peanut brittle, 170–172, 279–280, 289
Peanut butter fudge, 281–282
Peanut Festival, 289
Peanuts
     defined, 160
     in pop, 160–162
Peanuts and Pepsi, 160–162
Pears
     about pears, 145
     Kieffer pears, 146, 297
Pecan cream fudge, 172, 280
Penuche, 172
Penzeys Spices, 305, 313
Pepsi, 80, 137, 160–162, 300
Pewter, 16, 36
Pickled beets, 54, 210, 215, 218–219, 306
Pickles, 52–53, 217, 222, 226, 235, 255, 304–306, 309–310, 314–315
     chow chow, 53, 217–218, 225, 235, 294, 304,
     306, 308–309
     corn relish, 54, 221–222
     spiced pickled beets, 218–219
Pickling, 49–50
Pie crust, 258, 260–261
Pies, 257–270
     about pies, 163
     buttermilk, 259–260
     chocolate chip pecan, 261
     crust, 258, 258–261
     names, 163
     pecan, chocolate chip, 261
     sweet potato, 257–259
     transparent, 163
Pike County, Kentucky, 70, 253
Pinto bean chili, 186, 224
Pioneer stack cake, 150
Pioneers, 15–16
Poche’s Meat Market, 314
Poke, 110–114, 116, 209–210, 250, 289, 297, 299–300, 302, 305, 309
     about poke, 110
     growing, 111
Poke sallet, 113–114, 116, 211–212, 289
Poke Sallet Festival, 289
Pop, 160–162
Popular Appalachian foods
     top 10, 5
     top 100, 5–6
Pork, 131–138, 181, 191–192, 200, 205, 207, 209–210, 212, 214, 220, 222–223, 227–228, 230, 234–235, 240–241, 250–255, 286, 290, 293, 295–296, 298, 300, 303–305, 313–314, 316
     bacon, 131–132, 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 potato soup, 203–204
     barbecued ribs, 251–252
     chops, breaded, 252–254
     country ham, 133–138, 189, 194, 200, 205–
     206, 209–210, 213, 250–251, 295, 297, 300,
     304, 316
     country-style slow-cooked ribs, 251–252
     cracklings, 131–132, 186, 211, 282, 295,
     304, 314
     festival, 290
     fried bacon, 250
     green beans with bacon, 205–206
     lard, 131–132, 181–182, 184–185, 187,
     207–211, 214, 225, 248–249, 258, 295,
     298–299
     pork chop menu, 7
     ribs, menu, 7
     ribs, slow cooked, 251–252
     rinds, 132, 286, 305, 314
     salad, 200
     souse, 254–255, 301

Pork barbecue, 251
Pork chops, breaded, 252
Pot likker, 64, 184, 205–206, 211, 223, 246, 298, 300
Potato soup, 202–204
Potatoes
     butternut squash and potato
     soup, 202–203
     country fried, 209, 248
     fancy potato casserole, 227–228
     home fries, 226
     Irish stew, 238–239
     soup, bacon potato, 203
Potatoes and gravy, 228
Potherb salad with hot vinaigrette,195–196
Potherbs, 116, 196, 300–301
     chickentoe, 115, 195, 294, 301–302
     cresses, 115, 213
     dandelion greens, 115, 195
     dock, 115
     fiddleheads, 115–116
     poke, 116, 211–212
     purslane, 117
     ramps, 117
     shepherd’s purse, 117
     watercress, 117–118
Pottery
     gray stoneware, 16
     redware, 16
Pound cake, 167–168, 263, 265
     about pound cake, 167
     recipe, 168
Praline fudge, 280
Preserving
     bleaching, 51–52
     brine, 49, 295
     burying, 50
     canning, 48–49
     cheese, 50–51
     drying, 49
     fermenting, 51
     freezing, 49
     holing, 50
     milk, 51
     packaging, 52
     pickling, 49–50
     root cellars, 50
     salting, 49
     smoking, 51
     sulfuring, 51–52
Preston, Libby, 85
Prohibition, 102–104, 298
Purιed butternut squash, 213–214
Purslane, 117

Quick breads, 11

Raccoon, 118–120, 300
Ramps, 108–110, 117, 196, 216–217, 285, 290, 300, 305, 308–309, 314
     fried, 216
Ramps, from the Seed to the Weed, 314
Rape, 64–65, 205
Relish, 52–54, 198, 217, 221–222, 226, 294, 297, 305–306, 308
     beet, 54, 218
     chow chow, 53–54, 217–218
     corn, 220–222
Restaurant food
     fast, 22
     fine dining, 21
Reynolds Produce, 304–305, 314
Riley, James Whitcomb, 156
Root cellars, 50
Roux, 31–32, 229, 238, 247, 301
     brown roux, 31
     white roux, 31