Sweets: Soul Food Desserts and Memories
Growing up in a large African-American family in a small town in Michigan, Patty Pinner spent her childhood helping the women of the house-the Queens of Soul Food-whip up the sweet treats that crowned family dinners, neighborhood gatherings, and church socials. In SWEETS, Patty shares her family's stories, maxims, and magical desserts, many named after family members like Cud'n Daisy, Aint Sug, and My My, her beloved grandmother. Part recipe book, part family history, this sweet-as-can-be...
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Growing up as part of a large African-American family in a small town in Michigan, Patty Pinner spent her childhood helping the women of the house-the "Queens of Soul Food"-whip up the sugar-filled treats that crowned family dinners, neighborhood gatherings, and church socials. In SWEETS, Patty mixes the down-home maxims and womanly advice shared at these chatty, gossip-filled baking marathons with recipes for her family's magical concoctions. The book includes more than 100 desserts, most shared by and named for family members ranging from Cud'n Daisy to Patty's beloved grandmother, My My. Soul food favorites such as Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Pone and Cud'n Eunice's Tea Cakes are featured alongside delights like Miss LaLou's Bourbon Balls, Down-Home Banana Ice Cream, and even Aint Laverta's Dr. Pepper Cake. Desserts shared in the company of a loving family are always the sweetest, and with SWEETS in hand you'll be able to share the comforts and confections of Patty's sugar kitchen with your loved ones.KLIATTHaving grown up in a large African American family, Patty Pinner fondly remembers the rich and sugary desserts that ended each meal. Each recipe includes a description of the occasions on which each was served, and a commentary about the woman who usually prepared the dish, with many photos from her large and loving family. After reading the book introduction, chapter introductions, and recipe commentaries, one has a good sense of Pinner's loving family history. Her descriptions of the individuals featured make them come alive. Some of her special recipes are: Big Mama's Nana Pudding, Sister Hewlett's Sugar Cookies, Aint Bessie's Pineapple Pie, Sister Baby's Whiskey Cake, Cud'n Flossie's Walnut Wonder Cake, Cud'n Ebelle's Old-Fashioned Sugar Pie and Make You Want To Slap Yo' Mama Blueberry Pie. The recipes are great and the stories are wonderful.
\ KLIATT - Shirley Reis\ Having grown up in a large African American family, Patty Pinner fondly remembers the rich and sugary desserts that ended each meal. Each recipe includes a description of the occasions on which each was served, and a commentary about the woman who usually prepared the dish, with many photos from her large and loving family. After reading the book introduction, chapter introductions, and recipe commentaries, one has a good sense of Pinner's loving family history. Her descriptions of the individuals featured make them come alive. Some of her special recipes are: Big Mama's ‘Nana Pudding, Sister Hewlett's Sugar Cookies, Aint Bessie's Pineapple Pie, Sister Baby's Whiskey Cake, Cud'n Flossie's Walnut Wonder Cake, Cud'n Ebelle's Old-Fashioned Sugar Pie and Make You Want To Slap Yo' Mama Blueberry Pie. The recipes are great and the stories are wonderful.\ \
