{"product_id":"praisesong-for-the-kitchen-ghosts-stories-and-recipes-from-five-generations-of-black-country-cooks","title":"Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful storytelling alongside nearly forty comforting recipes, from the former poet laureate of Kentucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Crystal Wilkinson cements herself as one of the most dynamic book makers in our generation and a literary giant. Utter genius tastes like this.”—Kiese Laymon, author of the Carnegie Medal-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHeavy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople are always surprised that Black people reside in the hills of Appalachia. Those not surprised that we were there, are surprised that we stayed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears ago, when O. Henry Prize-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson was baking a jam cake, she felt her late grandmother’s presence. She soon realized that she was not the only cook in her kitchen; there were her ancestors, too, stirring, measuring, and braising alongside her. These are her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black women who settled in Appalachia and made a life, a legacy, and a cuisine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn expert cook, Wilkinson shares nearly forty family recipes rooted deep in the past, full of flavor—delicious favorites including \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCorn Pudding, Chicken and Dumplings, Granny Christine’s Jam Cake,\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraisesong Biscuits\u003c\/span\u003e, brought to vivid life through stunning photography. Together, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts \u003c\/span\u003ehonors the mothers who came before, the land that provided for generations of her family, and the untold heritage of Black Appalachia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the keeper of her family’s stories and treasured dishes, Wilkinson shares her inheritance in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts. \u003c\/span\u003eShe found their stories in her apron pockets, floating inside the steam of hot mustard greens and tucked into the sweet scent of clove and cinnamon in her kitchen. Part memoir, part cookbook, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePraisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts\u003c\/span\u003e weaves those stories together with recipes, family photos, and a lyrical imagination to present a culinary portrait of a family that has lived and worked the earth of the mountains for over a century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Wilkinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45497283313840,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/91xWp-pKCLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785598704","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/praisesong-for-the-kitchen-ghosts-stories-and-recipes-from-five-generations-of-black-country-cooks","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}