Melrose Plantation Cookbook

MIGNON, Francois and Hunter, Clementine

Published by A.F. Laborde & Sons, New Orleans, 1956

About this Item

Octavo, 7.75 x 5.25", spiral bound yellow illustrated wrappers, [16], 30, [2] pp, sepia toned illustration plates. Initialed by both authors on the front endpaper under a stamp that reads "Neither of us can write much but we sure can mark our initials." A cookbook co-authored by journalist Francois Mignon and African American folk artist Clementine Hunter, the latter a long-time servant and cook at Melrose, a pecan and cotton plantation in Louisiana. The book begins with a series of views of the plantation, many showing Hunter, followed by a history of the property, and biography of Hunter, who was born in 1880, and refined her cooking craft at Melrose. The book contains recipes contributed by Hunter, including Madame Gobar Game Soup, Riz Isle Brevelle, Parsnip Beignet, Cote Joyeause De Pain, and Biscuits Creola Bluff. 21 in OCLC. A nice copy with mild wear to covers, small area of staining to upper text block edge.

Seller Inventory # 11548

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Melrose Plantation Cookbook
• Publisher: A.F. Laborde & Sons, New Orleans
• Publication Date: 1956
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • African American