Salt rising bread
Subtitle: recipes and heartfelt stories of a nearly lost Appalachian tradition
By: Genevieve Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Lynn's Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Pittsburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781943366033
Subjects: Bread; History; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: The authors, expert bakers and food historians, bring this uniquely American comfort food back from obscurity for a new generation to savor and cherish.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-130) and index.

Author's signature on half title page: Genevieve Bardwell.

Bound in original color illustrated boards.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of salt rising bread ... and why it matters; title: How the best toast in the world got its name; title: How can something smell so bad but taste so good?; title: The staff of life : how bread made its way into our hearts and hearths; title: Taming the wild microbes : salt rising bread starters; title: The perfect loaf : 12 secrets to success; title: Almost as good as grandma's : commercial bakeries and salt rising bread; title: In praise of new ideas : gluten-free salt rising bread; title: Passing it on : a living legacy; title: Closing thoughts; title: Timeline : milestones and small moments in salt rising bread's history; title: "I love this bread ..." : more fond memories and appreciations.