01483cam a2200301 4500 462868437 TxAuBib 20201218120000.0 090129s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009003907 9780313374975 hardback 031337497X hardback TxAuBib Covey, Herbert C. What the slaves ate : recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives / Herbert C. Covey and Dwight Eisnach. Santa Barbara, CA : Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO, 2009. xi, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-306) and index. The WPA narratives and slave diets -- Slave nutrition -- African roots and food traditions -- Slave cooking and meals -- Vegetables -- Meat -- Wild game and fish -- Dairy -- Grains, cereals, and baked goods -- Fruits, nuts, and coffee -- Celebrations, special occasions, and the war -- Closing observations. 20201218. SLAVES Diet United States History. African Americans Food History. African American cooking History. FOOD Social aspects United States History. Cooking, American Southern style History. Slave narratives United States. Eisnach, Dwight.