Name/Title
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to AmericaEntry/Object ID
2011.004.11Description
Narrative history of the foods and foodways that began in Africa, traversed the Atlantic slave routes, and eventually flowered in America (including Charleston).
Contents: Out of Africa : foods, techniques, and ceremonies of the mother continent -- Sea changes : enslavement, the middle passage, and the migrating tastes of Africa -- The power of three : arrivals, encounters, and culinary connections -- The tightening vice : indenture to enslavement and the African hand in the food of Colonial America -- In sorrow’s kitchen : hog meat, hominy, and the Africanizing of the palate of the South o Freedom jubilee jubilations -- City food South and North : caterers, calas vendors, and the continuing of African culinary traditions -- Westward ho! : migrations, innovations, and a growing culinary divide -- Movin’ on up! : resilience, resistance, and entrepreneurs large and small -- We shall not be moved : sit-ins, soul food, and increasing culinary diversity -- We are the world : making it in an expanding Black world and joining an unbroken African culinary circle -- Recipes -- Acknowledgments -- Further reading -- Selected African American cookbooks.
291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2011.004.Source or Donor
New Library Books Purchased (2011)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
African American cooking--History, African Americans--Food--History, Food habits--America--History, Food habits--Africa--HistoryOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
2011.002.056Book Details
Author
Harris, Jessica B.Edition
1st U.S. ed.Publisher
Bloomsbury USADate Published
2011Call No.
TX715 .H29972 2011ISBN
9781596913950LCCN
2010024899Location
Location
Building
NRH Research RoomCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Date
July 21, 2011Notes
Notes: Brandy/BridgetCategory
PermanentLocation
Room
Curator's OfficeBuilding
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By Jessica B. Harris.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Changed location from Missroon Library to NRH Curator's office; heavily used for research.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 21, 2011Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023