As I have said many times, eastern North Carolina is home to so many good cooks. Luckily, these wonderful cooks often share their beloved and time-honored recipes with friends and family.
Some cooks even share their recipes in local cookbooks such as “Take the Tour: For a Taste of Colonial Edenton: Recipes from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church” or an old edition of “Take Tea at the Barker House.”
Local cookbooks are a wealth of great recipes. I have a large collection of these cookbooks from bed and breakfasts, churches, school organizations, hospital auxiliaries, sororities and local Junior Leagues…