Object Details
- Written by
- Leah Chase, American, 1923 - 2019
- Published by
- Pelican Publishing Company, American, founded 1926
- Description
- A copy of "The Dooky Chase Cookbook" by Chef Leah Chase, 4th edition, published by Pelican Publishing Company. The book is 224 pages, hardcover, with a paper dust jacket. The cover is an illustration of a man standing at a pushcart making snow balls. The title of the book is in blue text in a yellow rectangle on the upper center of the cover. The author's name appears at the bottom right corner. The spine and back of the dust jacket are blue-green with white and yellow text. The contents of the book include a Preface, Acknowledgments, Breads and Breakfast Foods, Stews Soups and Gumbos, Sauces, Seafood, Meats, Wild Game, Poultry, Low Sodium/Low Cholesterol Dishes, Vegetables and Rice, Desserts, and an Index.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dooky Chase's Restaurant and Chef Leah Chase
- 2009
- Object number
- 2014.218.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leah Chase 1990
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- cookbooks
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- 9 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 7/8 in. (23.7 × 16 × 2.2 cm)
- Place depicted
- Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.218.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ce60023-761b-4ad9-be6d-705c2ecae6a0
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