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Let’s go camping!…recipes from the collection.

Image from Keepers of the hearth : based on records, ledgers and shared recipes of the families connected with Mill Prong House, Edinborough Road, Hoke County, North Carolina.

Foods to Cook Over a Campfire from Favorite fancies cook book.

Camper’s Stew from The Farmville cook book.

Campfire Bacon and Eggs in a Bag from Cooking in the moment : a year of seasonal recipes.

Campfire Vegetables from The Farmville cook book.

Check out what’s new in the North Carolina Collection

Several new titles just added to “New in the North Carolina Collection.” To see the full list simply click on the link in the entry or click on the “New in the North Carolina Collection” tab at the top of the page. As always, full citations for all the new titles can be found in the University Library Catalog and they are all available for use in the Wilson Special Collections Library.

Cookbook Cooking Challenge Round 2!…recipes from the collection

Several brave Wilson Library staffers volunteered as chefs and tasters to give their taste buds, stomachs, and comments to this year’s Cookbook Cooking Challenge themed We’ll Be the Judge of That.

We once again mined the North Carolina Collection’s bountiful cookbook collection and selected recipes that claim deliciousness, delightfull-ness, heavenly taste, and all around best-ness, among other things.

In the end, some recipes lived up to their names while others where…interesting.

Easy and Delicious Tomato Aspic from Dixie Classic Fair for Northwest North Carolina : favorite recipes from friends of the Fair.

Best Ever Salad from Company’s coming : a recipe collection from North Carolinians who enjoy company coming.

Yum Yum Salad from The Charlotte cookbook.

Best Ever Cheese Ring from Count our blessings : 75 years of recipes and memories / Myers Park Presbyterian Church.

Eggs Delight from Butter ‘n love recipes.

Delicious Sandwich from Butter ‘n love recipes.

You’ll Think it’s Crab Dip from A dash of Down East.

Second Best from What’s cookin’? in 1822.

Mom’s Terrific Toffee from Count our blessings : 75 years of recipes and memories / Myers Park Presbyterian Church.

Divine Casserole from Best of the best from North Carolina : selected recipes from North Carolina’s favorite cookbooks.

Best Butternut Pie from Red’s cook book : (road kill not included).

Wagwood’s Favorite Cake from Historic Moores Creek cook book : a collection of old and new recipes.

Check out what’s new in the North Carolina Collection

Gelatin!…recipes from the collection

Because gelatin molds are always a conversation starter.

Limey Cucumber Salad from Classic cookbook.

Date-Grapefruit Globes from Carolina cooking.

Fantastic Shrimp Mold from Count our blessings : 75 years of recipes and memories / Myers Park Presbyterian Church.

Ham Mousse from Marion Brown’s southern cook book.

Mayonnaise Ring from Soup to nuts : a cook book of recipes contributed by housewives and husbands of Alamance County and other sections of state and country.

Congealed Vegetable Salad from Carolina cooking.

Tuna Fish Mousse from The Progressive farmer’s southern cookbook.

Blueberries, and melons, and pears oh my!…recipes from the collection

It’s summer in the south and that means fresh fruit! So run to your local farmers market or grocer, grab your favorite fruit, and try out a new to you recipe.

Fruit Cocktail poem from Kitchen kapers.

Fruit Cocktail from Nightingales in the kitchen.

Cantaloupe Pond Lilies from Heavenly delights.

Blueberry-Pineapple Float from Cooking with berries.

Watermelon Ice from Pass the plate : the collection from Christ Church.

Pear Relish from A Taste of the old and the new.

Broiled Grapefruit from Given to hospitality : a cook book.

Cold Peach Soup from Pass the plate : the collection from Christ Church.

It’s hot enough to fry an egg!…recipes from the collection

Summer has come to the Tar Heel State with a bang. With temps in the upper 90s and heat indexes to the 100s, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk!

Poem from Favorite recipes.

Baked Eggs in Tomato Cups from What’s left is right : what to do with leftovers when you’re desperate.

Chili Puffed Eggs from Buffet Benny’s family cookbook : recipes, stories & poems from the Appalachian Mountains.

Gourmet Luncheon Eggs from Classic cookbook.

Carassa Eggs from Carolina cooking.

Vegetable Scramble from Love yourself cookbook : easy recipes for one or two.

Eggs with Olives and Cheese from Waldensian cookery.

Check out what’s new in the North Carolina Collection.

Recipes for setting the perfect table.

Cookbooks aren’t just for recipes. You can find all sorts of helpful hints and household tricks but also diagrams and instructions on how to set your table for any affair.