Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie

This delightful cookbook celebrates the glories of southern baking, with 300 recipes for the breads, biscuits, cakes, pies, cookies, and sweets that have been the pride of southern cooks for generations.

From his first chapter on cornmeal — with recipes for dumplings, hushpuppies, and four styles of spoonbread — to his delicious array of desserts — including persimmon pudding, lemon chess pie, and pecan cake with caramel icing — Bill Neal interweaves fascinating bits of culinary history with...