Kugels and Collards

Kugels and Collards

Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina

  • Author: Barnett, Rachel Gordin; Harvey, Lyssa Kligman; Sherrer, III, John M.; Ferris, Marcie Cohen
  • Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
  • ISBN: 9781643364216
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781643364223
  • Place of publication:  South Carolina , United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2023
  • Month: August
  • Pages: 255
  • Language: English

A poignant—and delicious—compendium of South Carolina Jewish life revealed through food and story

Where people go, so goes their food. In Kugels & Collards: Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina, Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey celebrate the unique and diverse food history of Jewish South Carolina. They gather stories and recipes from diverse Jewish sources—Sephardic and Ashkenazi families who have been in the state for hundreds of years, descendants of Holocaust survivors, and more recent immigrants from Russia and Israel—and explore how cherished dishes were influenced by available ingredients and complemented by African American and regional culinary traditions. These stories are a vital part of the South's "Jewish geography" and foodways, stretching across state lines to shape southern culture. On the southern Jewish table, many cultures are savored. Extensively illustrated with original and archival photographs, Kugels & Collards collects includes more than eighty recipes from seventy contributors. Barnett and Harvey draw on family cookbooks and troves of personal recipes and highlight Jewish staples like kreplach dumplings and stuffed cabbage as well as adaptations of southern favorites such as peach cobbler, plus modern fusions like grits and lox casserole, and of course kugels and collards. Kugels & Collards invites readers into family homes, businesses, and community centers to share meals and memories.

  • Cover
  • KUGELS & COLLARDS
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword The Language and Legacy of Southern Jewish Foodways
  • Introduction WHY KUGELS & COLLARDS
  • Chapter 1 THE JOURNEY
  • Chapter 2 SOUTHERN ROOTS
  • Chapter 3 SOUTH CAROLINA JEWISH FOODWAYS
  • Chapter 4 AROUND THE JEWISH TABLE
  • Chapter 5 OUR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS
  • Chapter 6 THE LEGACY
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • Contributors
  • Recipe Index
  • About the Authors

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