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This sequel to “Carolina Comfort” is a collection of stories about grandchildren, survival from cancer and joyful living for anyone who survives middle age. Stories touch on memories of growing up and coming of age, life aboard a boat, reunion traditions, a family car and other interesting topics. Author Karen Dodd, a native of Carteret County, also wrote “Down East on Nelson Island.” Softcover, $12.95 in bookstores, 156 pages. You can also order a $14.94 copy, which includes shipping, from Dodd. Send request with check to 6304 Albatross Drive, New Bern, NC, 28560.
Hundreds of major leaguers got their starts in North Carolina. “Professional Baseball in North Carolina: An Illustrated City-by-City History, 1901–1996” offers a historical statewide overview and year-by-year summaries for 72 towns. From Albemarle to Zebulon, players and club records are listed for each year. The causes for the rise and fall of baseball are discussed. The author, J. Chris Holaday of Leesburg, provides biographies of 20 prominent minor leaguers, along with histories of North Carolina’s Negro and textile leagues and an appendix of nearly 2,000 major leaguers who played for a North Carolina team.
(252) 514-2953 dkdodd1@cox.net
Timeless Recipes and Remedies Author AlexSandra Lett’s latest book combines rural ways, old recipes and home remedies with down-home anecdotes about her family and friends. Recipes include “Aunt Glady’s ‘Citified Hoecakes,” “Grandma’s River Cornbread” and “Aunt Alice’s Chicken Casserole.” Chapters include “Dinners Bells and Supper Time,” “Ruby Cakes’—A Holiday Tradition,” “Fishing, Hunting, Trapping: Fun Ways of Fetching Food” and “Country Cures from the Cupboard.” “Timeless Recipes and Remedies: Country Cooking, Customs and Cures” is published by Southern Books & Talks in Sanford. Softcover, 231 pages, $14.95
(919) 258-9299 www.atimelessplace.com
Best of best cookbook With more than 400 recipes, this collection compiles favorite recipes from 48 cookbooks from North Carolina. Chapters cover appetizers, soups, salads, vegetables, meats, seafood, pies, cakes, cookies and candies. Included are dishes such as Muddle (a thick fish stew), Lobster-Stuffed Tenderloin of Beef, Stewed Hard Crabs, Dilly Brussels Sprouts, and Homemade Irish Cream, along with desserts such as Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cake and Cantaloupe Cream Pie. Contributing cookbooks include “The Fearrington House Cookbook,” “Jarrett House Potpourri,” and “A Dash of Down East.” “Best of the Best from North Carolina” is part of the Best of the Best State Cookbook Series, and is published by Quail Ridge Press in Brandon, Mo. Softcover, 288 pages, $16.95.
(800) 343-1583 www.quailridge.com
(800) 253-2187 www.mcfarlandpub.com
Cooking like MeMas Appalachian recipes and authentic stories of mountain living are brought together here in a book inspired by a forgotten way of life. All recipes in this collection of old-timey favorites are made from scratch, from simple dishes like Fried Green Tomatoes to those that take more time such as Molasses and Apple Butter Cake. The recipes are written informally, with headers such as “What ya need” and “What ya do,” with chapters titled “Mountain Munchies,” “Rise and Shine,” “Appetizers and Pickled Picks,” “Everyday Supper Fare,” and “Mountain Critter Main Dishes.” The author, Lois Sutphin, is a mountain MeMa (someone born during the Depression era when making do was the standard in all areas of living) and lives in Greensboro. Other recipes she offers include Fried Possum, Mixed Turnip and Mustard Greens, Salt Lick Surprise, and Blackberry Dumpling. Softcover, 168 pages, $13.95.
(336) 315-6080 www.nedeopress.com
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