Rice and Creole Cook Book

Crowley, Louisiana: Crowley Daily Signal, 1955. Spiral_bound. Yellow illustrated wraps. Very good. 194 pages. 28 x 23 cm. Published for the 1955 International Rice Festival, this volume celebrates the rich heritage of Creole cooking influenced by Native American, Spanish, African American, Italian, and Syrian culinary traditions. Abundantly illustrated with period advertisements and an extensive range of recipes. Laid in: a typed letter from the authors to a food editor, dated October 15, 1955. Light interior toning; wraps lightly rubbed.