White Trash Cooking

25th Anniversary Edition
Book • 1986
White Trash Cooking is a celebrated cookbook that showcases the rich culinary heritage of the Southern United States.

First published in 1986, it includes a diverse array of recipes, from main dishes like Mock-Cooter Stew to desserts such as Irma Lee Stratton’s Don’t-Miss Chocolate Dump Cake.

The book is known for its folksy style and nostalgic appeal, highlighting ingredients like saltmeat, cornmeal, and molasses.

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as a cookbook that embraces and reclaims Southern cooking with canned ingredients and Jell-O.
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as an example of a cookbook that uses humor to address poverty in the South.
Carrie Helms Tippen, "Unpalatable: Stories of Pain and Pleasure in Southern Cookbooks" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)

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