{"product_id":"self-rising-the-magic-rise-behind-biscuit-and-cornbread-culture-9781985903340","title":"Self-Rising: The Magic Rise Behind Biscuit and Cornbread Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelf-Rising: The Magic Rise Behind Biscuit and Cornbread Culture \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how a combination of simple ingredients sparked a quiet culinary and cultural revolution. Self-rising flour and corn meal--premixed blends of flour or meal, baking powder, and salt--freed home cooks from the guesswork of from-scratch baking and transformed everyday cooking. Throughout the twentieth century, in times of poverty, segregation, and sweeping changes such as electrification, few innovations gave women more control over their time and table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart historical narrative and part cookbook, this flavorful account starts in Tennessee, the \"self-rising capital of the world,\" and travels across the Southern US. The first half of the book explores how self-rising products not only helped reshape the domestic sphere but further influenced society, culture, and industry. Vitamin boosts and flour-sack fashion made self-rising products a Southern staple. Radio jingles, blues tunes, and Grand Ole Opry broadcasts spread the word. The second half of the book offers a rich collection of timeless, foolproof recipes built for modern kitchens, including chicken and dumplings, fried pickle chips, chewy brownies, apple crisp, and more. Entertaining and insightful, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Rising\u003c\/i\u003e offers a story about the spirit of Southern cooks--a story of nourishment, invention, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mindy Merrell,R. B. Quinn,Linda Carman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.76w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781985903340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMindy Merrell\u003c\/b\u003e is coauthor of\u003ci\u003e Cheater BBQ: Barbecue Anytime, Anywhere, in Any Weather\u003c\/i\u003e and two Jack Daniel's cookbooks. She is the 2014 winner of the reality cooking show \u003ci\u003eChopped, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a former columnist for\u003ci\u003e The Tennessean \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e NFocus\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has worked with baking brand Martha White. \u003cb\u003eR.B. Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e is an attorney, historian, and writer. He is coauthor of\u003ci\u003e Cheater BBQ \u003c\/i\u003eand a former columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Tennessean\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e NFocus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLinda Carman\u003c\/b\u003e is the former consumer affairs director, test kitchen director, and baking consultant for Martha White. She was also a consultant for White Lily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mindy Merrell \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48483701129373,"sku":"9781985903340","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_12d7f3f7-2e87-456c-afc2-54e476489477.jpg?v=1782288734","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/self-rising-the-magic-rise-behind-biscuit-and-cornbread-culture-9781985903340","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}