Disclosure: I received
a complementary copy of Jubilee by Toni Tipton-Martin for review
It’s cookbook review time, and this one was fantastic! The cookbook is a collection of recipes that
represent African American cooking over the course of the last 200 years. Tipton-Martin’s goal in writing Jubilee was
to bring to light the diversity in African American cooking beyond fried
chicken and soul food.
Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking: A Cookbook by
Toni Tipton-Martin
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
Well written, and beautifully photographed. I learned a lot about the history of African-American cooking and how much more it is than fried chicken and soul food.
My favorite part was the inclusion of recipe snippets taken from Tipton-Martin's extensive collection of antique cookbooks. They added a fascinating dynamic to modern recipes.
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Tipton-Martin traces the history of African-American cooking
back to the days of slavery when culinary skills were typically developed
either
1. by necessity as in the field slaves who had to make do with
whatever second-hand ingredients came their way or,
2. by aptitude as slaves
working in the kitchen.
It was a fascinating read.
Plus, the recipes looked amazing – I have many bookmarked to try! My favorite part, however, was that
Tipton-Martin included snippets from her collection of antique cookbooks next
to many recipes, giving the reader a glimpse of how a particular recipe may have
looked long ago.