December Thrifty - Week 4 #1 ~ Junior League Face-Off : Kentucky & Florida

To Market, To Market, published in 1994.  All recipes were compiled by the Junior League of Owensboro, Kentucky.  The first two pages of the book can be cut into sturdy bookmarks and continue the porcine theme of the cover.

The usual collection of dishes are are featured from beverages through desserts. In the beverage section there is a recipe for a Mint Julep (naturally) and one titled "Yellow Bird" made with rum, creme de banana and pineapple & orange juice.  Some of the game featured in the dishes are squirrel, bear, dove and antelope, plus a baked rattlesnake. There are complete instructions for making barbecued mutton which involves building a pit as the first step. Of course the Famous Hot Brown is listed in the sandwich section and a Chocolate Bourbon Cake in the desserts chapter.

The last section offers tips on menus, ingredient substitutions and equivalents.

Jacksonville & Company, published in 1983.  Another Junior League book, this time from the ladies of Jacksonville, Florida. Lots of great recipes with many featuring seafood as an ingredient, especially shrimp.

The recipes start with appetizers, followed by salads & molds, fish & seafood, meats, vegetables, grains & breads on through desserts. There is a rather complicated recipe for making croissants, proving that maybe it is better to buy a croissant than try to make a few at home.  One of the most interesting dishes is titled "Scampi Bread" in which a French loaf is hollowed out, filled with the scampi and then baked for a few minutes. A "John Wayne's Pie" similar to a quiche, consisting of green chilies, 2 cheeses, eggs and evaporated milk and topped with sliced tomatoes is another unusual recipe. The aptly named "The Girdle-buster" is made by layering coffee and chocolate ice cream alternately with crumbled coconut macaroon cookies and Heath bars then topping with hot fudge sauce.