Atlanta Thrift Finds #6 ~ Emeril's New Orleans Cooking and Christ Church Frederica

Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking, published in 1993.  The first cookbook authored by Mr. Lagasse, it was printed three years after his newly opened eatery Emeril's was named restaurant of the year by Esquire magazine. The recipes reflect the Creole or Cajun cuisine that brought world wide recognition to Mr. Lagrasse. There is a chapter on basic recipes (sauces and stocks) that are also utilized in many of the dishes, plus another on cooking techniques. The book is filled with lots of great B&W photos of New Orleans in the 90's.

Christ Church Frederica Cookbook, published in 1994. All the recipes in the book were collected and tested by the Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church Frederica, St. Simon's Island, Georgia.  The book was a gift to the former owner by a docent of the church. Christ Church was chartered in 1808 and the first building erected in 1820. The church was rebuilt in a Gothic style after the Civil War. Each chapter's title page is a photo of the many stained glass windows that cover the church and were donated by church members with dates ranging from 1880's to (almost) present day.

The recipes are the usual fare found in church cookbooks, but there is one section ~ "Man's, Restaurant and Olde Time" that yielded a few unusual recipes. In the "Man's" section, an 11.19 POUND Lasagne is featured, while in "Olde Time", there are recipes for making hand soap and a dysentery cure!