Grub Americana

recipes

French Fried Pickle Slices

These fried pickles were an appetizer prepared for the 1962 Newspaper Food Editors Conference in New York City.

Classic Pecan Pie

Pecan pie came to be closely associated with the culture of the Southern United States in the 1940s and 1950s.

Buttermilk Chess Pie

This buttermilk pie has the wonderful tangy flavor from buttermilk, lemon juice, and zest.

Lemon Chess Pie

The filling on this pie is pure lemon, and sooo creamy and delicious!

Traditional Chess Pie

This recipe first appeared in the Fort Worth Women’s Club 1928 cookbook, and perhaps the earliest printed reference to chess pie.

Sweet Tea Pie

Sweet tea pie was created by Mississippi chef Martha Hall Foose as her entry in the 1987 Crisco State Fair Pie Baking Contest.

Shrimp and Grits

This award winning rendition of an American South favorite comes from The Swamp Fox Restaurant & Bar in the Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina.

Mayhaw Jelly

Mayhaw jelly is a rare delicacy made from the tart red berries that grow in river shallows, creek beds, swamps, and byous of the American south from Georgia to Texas.

Benedictine Spread

This recipe is an adaptation of a sandwich spread made at Emma Lou’s Cafe in Louisvill’s Highlands neighborhood. It can also be used on celery sticks, crackers, and numerous other ways. Whatcha Need: 1 1/2 seedless cucumbers 1/2 small white onion (vadalia or other sweet variety) 1 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon white pepper […]

The Masters Pimiento Cheese

Pimiento cheese has been served annually for over 40 years at the Masters Gold Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

Girl Scout S’Mores

This is the original 1927 recipe for “Some More” as it appeared in the Girl Scouts manual.

Dr Pepper Bundt Cake

While this recipe uses boxed cake mix and boxed pudding mixes, we had to include it because it’s so doggone delicious.

Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce

This thick, sticky sweet sauce with it’s cherry and spicy overtones is perfect for grilled chicken, brisket, or pulled pork.

Dublin Dr Pepper Braised Short Ribs

Although Dublin Dr Pepper is no longer available, the use of regular Dr Pepper will provide outstanding results in the preparation of this delicious dish.

Classic Texas Caviar

Texas caviar, also called cowboy caviar, is a bean salad consisting of black-eyed peas lightly pickled in a vinaigrette dressing, often eaten as a dip with tortilla chips.

Hoppin John

Hoppin’ John is a classic Southern dishes with as many versions, stories, and flavors as there are cooks.

Hummingbird Cake

This is Mrs. Wiggins’ original recipe as taken from *Southern Living* Magazine, February 1978.

Ermine Frosting

This Frosting needs to be refrigerated though, just like French and American ButterCremes.

Fannie Farmer Brownies

Although written is a style many of today’s cooks are not use to, this recipe, if followed, with produce a good product.

White Southern Sausage Gravy

Made from scratch and ready in under 30 minutes, this creamy country-style sausage gravy is perfect served over warm biscuits.

Appalachian Sawmill Gravy

This is an old recipe said to have come from the cook of a well known nineteenth century Appalachian logging camp.

Muscadine Jelly

Discover the mouthwatering flavors of the South with our Muscadine Jelly recipe.