Definitely! It’s an excellent resource when cooking to entertain. I knew a good number of the women whose recipes appear, and they were excellent cooks and wonderful at hosting crowds of people.
Of all the recipes in the book, the one I’ve made the most is the Mississippi Seafood Gumbo p. 52., but I adapt it to just be a ham and shrimp version, because it’s less pricey. I do use the optional bay leaves, and also add sliced up green onions, some creole seasoning, file powder (ground sassafras leaves) and a half a lemon, because that’s what my mother did. The lemon just adds a touch of brightness, nothing too obvious. Chess pie p. 329 Chocolate Chess pie p. 328
I’ve always been intrigued by the Macaroon Dessert p. 365, but have never made it. Once I make the macaroons I just eat them. 🙂 My mom used to make something similar, just macaroons, vanilla ice cream and something boozy, sherry, maybe? Mix chopped up macaroons (doused with sherry) into slightly soft vanilla ice cream, refreeze and let it ripen in the freezer for a while.
My old copy used to have one of those plastic spines, but it broke decades ago, so I just stitched through the holes with some bright red yarn, LOL! Still holding up fine.
jenn_msu
I have this cookbook. Being born and raised in MS i tend to grab cookbooks from MS.
7deadlycinderella
Ohmygosh
My mom was from Jackson and we had this growing up. I’m almost certain it was donated when we moved, but oh god that cover brought back memories
Flying-Citrus356
Best Ever Buttermilk Pancakes on page 118 Seafood Gumbo on page 55
Bettysgir
I inherited my Mother’s copy and still use it. The cookbook was often given as a gift and is in the Southern Living Hall of Fame. One of the co~editors is/was (not sure if she is still living) my surgeon’s Mother and he said she would make her pound cake recipe and serve it to him and his siblings for breakfast before school! Funny antidote to me😊.
Bettysgir
I’ll have to flip through it. Another very interesting thing about Southern Sideboards is that Wyatt Cooper, who was born in and grew up in Mississippi, wrote the forward to the cookbook. He was Anderson Cooper’s father, married to Gloria Vanderbilt.
TiredBoomerlady
I don’t know if it’s in there but my mom had a recipe for Pecan Peach Pie that was from a Southern Living Cookbook . She had a whole set of the cook books. So many good recipes
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I just found it interesting and am happy to post a few recipes in the comments.
omg I have this book! The cheese straws on page 29 are so good lol. I can’t post a pic but if anyone else wants the recipe I will gladly type it out!
That’s my wife’s and her mom’s cooking bible. They’re originally from Jackson, MS.
Junior League cookbooks always have good recipes. Great find!
I have this one too!
There is some feedback from this thread:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/vweb99/1st_printing_of_southern_sideboards_in_1978/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/vweb99/1st_printing_of_southern_sideboards_in_1978/)
Can you post some recipes?
Definitely!
It’s an excellent resource when cooking to entertain.
I knew a good number of the women whose recipes appear, and they were excellent cooks and wonderful at hosting crowds of people.
Of all the recipes in the book, the one I’ve made the most is the Mississippi Seafood Gumbo p. 52., but I adapt it to just be a ham and shrimp version, because it’s less pricey. I do use the optional bay leaves, and also add sliced up green onions, some creole seasoning, file powder (ground sassafras leaves) and a half a lemon, because that’s what my mother did. The lemon just adds a touch of brightness, nothing too obvious.
Chess pie p. 329
Chocolate Chess pie p. 328
I’ve always been intrigued by the Macaroon Dessert p. 365, but have never made it. Once I make the macaroons I just eat them. 🙂
My mom used to make something similar, just macaroons, vanilla ice cream and something boozy, sherry, maybe? Mix chopped up macaroons (doused with sherry) into slightly soft vanilla ice cream, refreeze and let it ripen in the freezer for a while.
My old copy used to have one of those plastic spines, but it broke decades ago, so I just stitched through the holes with some bright red yarn, LOL! Still holding up fine.
I have this cookbook. Being born and raised in MS i tend to grab cookbooks from MS.
Ohmygosh
My mom was from Jackson and we had this growing up. I’m almost certain it was donated when we moved, but oh god that cover brought back memories
Best Ever Buttermilk Pancakes on page 118
Seafood Gumbo on page 55
I inherited my Mother’s copy and still use it. The cookbook was often given as a gift and is in the Southern Living Hall of Fame. One of the co~editors is/was (not sure if she is still living) my surgeon’s Mother and he said she would make her pound cake recipe and serve it to him and his siblings for breakfast before school! Funny antidote to me😊.
I’ll have to flip through it. Another very interesting thing about Southern Sideboards is that Wyatt Cooper, who was born in and grew up in Mississippi, wrote the forward to the cookbook. He was Anderson Cooper’s father, married to Gloria Vanderbilt.
I don’t know if it’s in there but my mom had a recipe for Pecan Peach Pie that was from a Southern Living Cookbook . She had a whole set of the cook books. So many good recipes