Pecans

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Pecans is written by Kathleen Purvis and published by UNC Press Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0807837474 (ISBN 10) and 9780807837474 (ISBN 13).

“Show me a recipe with pecans, and I have to try it.” Attributing her own love of this American nut to the state of her birth — Georgia is the nation’s leader in growing pecans — and to the happy fact that her mother “hardly made a cookie, candy, or pan of Sunday dressing without them,” Kathleen Purvis teaches readers how to find, store, cook, and completely enjoy this southern delicacy. Pecans includes fifty-two recipes, ranging from traditional to inventive, from uniquely southern to distinctly international, including Bourbon-Orange Pecans, Buttermilk-Pecan Chicken, Pecan Pralines, and Leche Quemada. In addition to the recipes, Purvis delights readers with the pecan’s culinary history and its intimate connections with southern culture and foodways. Headnotes for the recipes offer humorous personal stories as well as preparation tips such as how to choose accompanying cheeses.