"When People Were Nice and Things Were Pretty": A Culinary History of Merigold: A Mississippi Delta Town

A cookbook and culinary history of the small Mississippi Delta town of Merigold, including two collections of recipes from the 1920s, the entire text of the Merigold Methodist Church's 1950s cookbook, and a collection of the favorite recipes from today's cooks. Includes a look at the historical context and the unique history of this place which has given us McCarty Pottery, Po' Monkey's Juke Joint, and the granddaddy of Mississippi Delta Hunting Clubs, Merigold Hunting Club.