Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook

With Lynne Tolley and Pat Mitchamore’s Jack Daniel's Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook you get a history lesson along with some great traditional Southern recipes. The photos are coffee table quality and reflect much of the Lynchburg’s history and the landscape of middle Tennessee.

The recipes in the book have basic ingredients that one would have in the pantry. Not all the recipes have Jack Daniels whiskey as an ingredient, but most of the ones that do would not be affected if you left it out. The dessert and cakes and pies sections alone are worth having the book. Spread throughout the sections, are well-written anecdotes and stories for the reader to enjoy, especially if you are a Southerner. Some of the stories about hog-killing or cooking possums may make city folk a little squeamish. If you don’t know how to whittle there is a whole section to help you learn.

This cookbook would make a great addition to your collection or combine it with a bottle of Jack Daniels to make a great gift. I reviewed this book as part of the Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Blogger program. http://brb.thomasnelson.com/