BLACK CHEF 1939 Southern Cookbook PULLMAN TRADITION Scarce African American Cookery THE COOK'S HANDY ANDY

THE COOK'S HANDY ANDY By H. A. TURNER
A curious, pocket size Southern Cookbook containing recipes that presume a high level of culinary knowledge and are written with ingredients and instructions intermingled. It appears to be written in the Pullman tradition of African American Chefs. Pullman Porters were the Black men who staffed the luxury first class Pullman cars on the railroads for over a century. After emancipation, African American men and women were hired to work in the kitchens of hotels, on Pullman railroad cars, and in restaurants.
"I have made an earnest effort in this book to offer to the cooks working in the commercial or plain houses, suggestions and ways of preparing the ingredients called for, in simple, quick, wholesome styles. Yours truly, H. A. Turner"
Published by H. A. Turner Book Shop, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1939. Revised edition, originally published 1932. Softcover, textured black cloth over flexible card, 6.25" x 3.5", 240 pages. VERY GOOD CONDITION: lightly used and light fore-edge shorelining, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Scarce. The OCLC shows only one copy in collections worldwide. A pocket compendium with well over 1500 recipes. From Potted Heart and Battered Brains to Pecan Pies and Croquettes of Beef, Frog Legs, Lobsters and Geese, to Fried Fish Shanghai Style, Ravioli Italian Style, Veal Hash O'Brien, Tacos, Creole Sandwiches, and pages of Sauces. These recipes are written for the accomplished chef who has definitely mastered their craft.
"BATTERED HEART - Cut slices of boiled heart, dip them in batter, fry in hot grease. Serve with onion tomato sauce, pickle sauce, horseradish sauce, vinaigrette vegetable sauce, cheese brown sauce, cheese brown sauce, cheese tomato sauce, mustard sauce, hot slaw, fried sauerkraut kraut, etc" (Inventory #: 2022)