A classic Southern cookbook with deep Carolina roots, this 300 Years of Carolina Cooking Including Game Preparation brings together community recipes from the Junior League of Greenville.
It covers the kind of regional cooking readers actually want to use—hors d’oeuvres, soups, seafood, poultry, game, preserves, desserts, and practical kitchen hints. Inside are named household recipes and a distinctly old-school Junior League feel that makes these cookbooks so collectible.
Quick Specs
• Item Type: Vintage hardcover cookbook with dust jacket
• Size: 9 x 6 x 1.75 in
• Material: Hardcover boards with paper dust jacket
• Color: Burgundy boards with gilt stamping; multicolor dust jacket
• Origin or Maker: The Junior League of Greenville, Inc.
• Year or Era: 1975
• GENRE: Southern Cookbook; Regional American Cooking
• Language / Pages: English / 318 pages
• Identifiers: Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 76-124563; dust jacket price $5.95;
Edition & Features
• Edition/Printing: First edition; sixth printing, December 1975
• Dust Jacket: Present; visibly worn
• Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Decorative title pages and cover design; text recipes throughout
• Extras: Includes “About the Cover” insert page; game preparation section noted on title and jacket
Condition Grade: Good
Positives: Hardcover boards remain attractive with bright gilt title and seal, binding appears sound, and interior text pages look clean and readable overall. Original dust jacket is still present, which is a plus for a community cookbook collector. Recipes include appetizers, seafood, poultry, game, desserts, preserves, beverages, and helpful hints, making it both usable and display-worthy.
Issues / Wear: Dust jacket has noticeable edge wear, tears, chipping, creasing, and rubbing, especially at the top edge, corners, and lower edges. A few light brown spots/stains are visible on some pages near the upper margins. Minor shelf wear to board edges and light age toning are present. See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.
Condition Grade Key
Near Fine: minimal wear; clean.
Very Good: light wear; clean; minor flaws.
Good: noticeable wear.
Fair: heavy wear; complete but worn; priced accordingly.
Provenance & Notes
Published by The Junior League of Greenville, Inc. as a Tricentennial edition. The copyright page in this copy lists the sixth printing, dated December 1975, and the jacket flap shows the original $5.95 price.
About the Author: Junior League of Greenville, Inc.
Like many of the most loved regional American cookbooks, this one was compiled by a Junior League chapter—in this case, Greenville, South Carolina. Junior League cookbooks are especially collectible because they preserve home-style regional cooking, community recipes, and the social history of how people actually cooked and entertained.
A warm, hardworking Southern cookbook with real kitchen charm and shelf presence.
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