Florida Cracker Cookin

Copyr i g ht 1 984 LaFray P u b l i s h i n g Company ALL R I G HTS R ESERVED I n c l u d i n g the Rfghf.Of Reprod uction in Who l e owart.i n rm ... F i rst Ed ition FOR ADDITI O N A L COPI ES, USE O R D E R B LAN KS IN TH E BACK O F TH E BOOK O R W RITE DIR ECTLY TO: LaFray Pu b l i s h i ng Com pany P.O. Box 76400 St. Peters b u rg , Florida 33734 81 3-821 -3233 Pri nted i n the U n ited States of A merica International Standard Book Number: 0- 942084-07-1 Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 83-082687 First Printing: February 1 984 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PUBLISHER: Joyce S. LaFray-You n g TEXT BY: bj Altsc h u l PHOTOGRAPHY: b j A l tsc h u l EDITORIAL FOOD CONSULTANTS: Susan Shepard Lau ra DeSalvo Joyce LaFray-Young COVER ART AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Adele Sgro Pat Stockey ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER: Betty Jo Sc h ies TYPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN: Mari ner Typog raphers I nc. Add i tional p h otos courtesy of Fl orida State A rc h i ves, Tal l ahassee The following songs or excerpts thereof are pri nted with permission: I Want To Be A Florida Cracker 1977 Cl ifford J.

Buckosh Back Roads 1982 Don Grooms Mangrove Buccaneer 1975 Dale Crider Hold Back The Waters Of Lake Okeechobee 1980 Will McLean I'm A Cracker (Carl Allen's Song) Frank Thomas COV E R A RT BY A D E L E SG RO raYPUbliShing Company St. Petersburg, Florida I Want To Be A Florida Cracker 1977 CliHord J. Buckosh All rights reserved Wish mv mama knew how to cook swamp cabbage Wish mv daddy had a rattlesnake hide Wish I knew how to Ax some conch hitters Wish I had me a Seminole bride. Chorug: I want to be a Aorida Cracker But I'll never get a chance to try I want to be a Aorida Cracker But I'll be a damn Yankee 'til I die. love them alligator, pink flamingo Kumquat, avocado, Key lime pie Can't get enough of that Sunshine surf's up Never get enough 01 that clear blue sky. To the people of Florida -past, present and futureand especiallv for those who preselVe the state's native foodwavs in places where everyone may savor these recipes . , . . . . -. -.. -.. -..... - . -... ... . . . w z :::::i o w 1= o o z o o a: o o w a: LL LL o a: w NOTES FROM THE TEST KITCHENS For those of us i n the test kitchens, tes t i n g the reci pes for CRACKER COO K I N ' was a u n ique experience. w z :::::i o w 1= o o z o o a: o o w a: LL LL o a: w NOTES FROM THE TEST KITCHENS For those of us i n the test kitchens, tes t i n g the reci pes for CRACKER COO K I N ' was a u n ique experience.