by Sheila Simmons and Kent Whitaker
Fill your kitchen with the aroma of deep southern dishes from the locals of West Virginia. We’ve put together all of the easy-to-follow recipes along with fun-filled facts about this great state into our STATE HOMETOWN COOKBOOK SERIES. Whether you’re looking to barbeque and grill, or indulge in a traditional, habit-forming, homemade apple butter, you’ll find it here with these authentic down-home recipes straight from the heart of West Virginia. Satisfying your appetite for that irresistible southern cuisine has never been easier! From their home to yours, you’ll fall in love with local, tried and true recipes from hometown cookbooks across the state. Just open this first-rate new cookbook and you’ve got a dining experience at your fingertips with favorites West Virginia Cast-Iron Sugar Snap Peas, Golden Delicious Wassail, and First Lady s Cornbread Salsa to Molasses Raisin Cookies, Mom s Hot Fried Buttermilk Chicken, and Pawpaw Chiffon Pie. From Frosted Honey Cake to Mountain Mini Trout Cakes to Berkeley Springs Oven-Baked Apple Butter and many, many more. You'll also enjoy interesting facts and stories about fun food festivals around the state... Hogging Up West Virginia BBQ & Music Festival to Ramps & Rail Festival in Elkins, from West Virginia Peach Festival to Autumn Harvest Festival & Roadkill Cook-Off in Marlinton, from West Virginia Black Walnut Festival to West Virginia Hot Dog Festival in Huntington, you’ll never miss the celebration! Experience cooking from The Mountain State, perfectly seasoned, and always unforgettable. West Virginia Hometown Cookbook preserves West Virginia s most treasured dishes... delectably.
