Readers of this blog know my favorite series of cookbooks is the Southern Heritage Southern Living from the early 80's. Each has lots of old pictures and anecdotes. I pulled out this one because the 4th of July menu is on the cover. All the old favorites are here - fried chicken, corn on the dob, pickles, melon, chocolate chip cookies, pickled peaches...?
Pickled Peaches
3 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
31/2 pounds firm, ripe peaches, peeled
This is messy, and takes a ton of time. Now if we lived on the prairie and had no freezer, that would be one thing. But we don't and I don' t know anyone would want to do this, or eat this!
A menu for a 'Kentucky Style Barbecue' is also included. Kentucky Burgoo is the main food. Again, this takes enough time to fill your entire holiday:
1 pound pork shank
1 pound veal shank
1 pound beef shank
1 pound breast of lamb
1 (5 - 5.5 pound) baking hen (as opposed to?)
4 quarts water
3 cups peeled, cubed potatoes
2 cups onion
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup diced celery
2 medium-size green peppers, chopped
2 28 oz. can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
2 cups fresh or frozen corn
2 cups fresh or frozen butterbeans
1 dried red pepper pod, crushed
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (What is it with Worcestershire? Only prunes are more prevalent than this in my old cookbooks.)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (plus 1 defibrillator)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Ok - just typing those in makes me tired. I can't even imagine finding those things at my Target grocery store. Did I mention I'm having the Baptism catered this weekend?
I'm reading the fiction stories for the anthology I'm editing. And no - my story still isn't done! Enjoy your 4th. I hope nothing is pickled on your table that shouldn't be.
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