Appalachian christmas recipes

Make delicious Appalachian Mountain food; recipes for fried green tomatoes, fried chicken, collard greens, moonshine pie, bread pudding, potato soup, bean soups, sausage grits, persimmon pudding/ nutmeg sauce, cornbread, cornbread salad and biscuits.

Cakes and cookies baked during the holiday were thought to have special powers.

Moonshine has an air of anti-hero, outlaw romance to it- like pirates and their rum, moonshiners and their corn whiskey are the stuff of law-bucking adventure tales. Once brewed in deep-woods still…

I'm not exactly sure why but women in Appalachia are expected to cook. I don't know if it's DNA or cultural expectations, not sure...it's just something we all in this family were expected to know how to do. Though women's roles have changed along with the rest of the country, knowing how to cook these old recipes still survives. But I have a girlfriend, raised right here, who has never learn to really cook. Her husband said he knew she was no cook when they were dating because anytime he…

This is a fresh apple cake with walnuts and buttery brown sugar topping. This mouthwatering fresh apple cake is baked in a tube pan.

Bring ’em home for the holidays by filling your kitchen with the warm scent of...

It’s the perfect time of year to look at the hills! We’re talking about the hills of Appalchia, where some of this year’s best foods originated. Whether you like your holiday seas…

Appalachian Food Archives - Page 24 of 55 - Blind Pig and The Acorn

Did you know that Christmas used to be observed on January 6th? The date wasn't changed to December 25th until the late 1500s but those who ...

Vintage Christmas recipes can bring back memories of past Christmases and help keep family traditions alive. This year bring out some of your old favorites and try some of these as well.