Southern favorites like cracklin' bread, fried chicken, sausage jambalaya, fried green tomatoes and milk gravy, and sweet potato pudding are joined by mouth-watering dishes like roast rib of beef au jus, stuffed squash, lasagna, and caramel apple cheesecake to create a slice of heaven you will not be able to wait to start serving up!

Tracing their development from the early 1800s to the present day, Gordon shows how women's fairs have reflected and influenced American culture, including styles of display and presentation, forms of public entertainment, attitudes about consumption and commodities, and perceptions of other cultures and of the past.

Christine Chitnis has crisscrossed New England discovering farmers markets and crafts markets, and in this book fifty of the most vibrant, unique and thriving events in the region are described and lavishly photographed.