Since 1982, Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley have traveled to all 50 states finding the best recipes from all over America. In this seventh volume of their regional series, they proudly present the special flavors of cooking in the Mid-South. From Hot Browns in Kentucky, Chicken Stew with Dumplings in West Virginia, and BBQ Baby Backs in Tennessee, the recipes in this region are slapyo-momma good! Best of the Best from the Mid-South Cookbook features: More than 400 of the most popular regional recipes collected from the leading cookbooks of Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Selected favorite recipes for country ham and red-eye gravy, fried corn, chicken and dumplings, derby pie, jam cakes, bourbon brownies, mint julepsàand everything in between. Easy-to-follow recipes using easy-to-find ingredients. Photographs and illustrations showcasing places and attractions in the Mid-South. Fascinating history and trivia about the region scattered throughout. Book jacket.