Have you asked the keeper of your family recipes to write down your favorites so you can recreate them? If you have not, you should ASAP Sheri Savory is a Historian and Genetic Genealogist with a commitment to preserving traditions. In 1985, Sheri asked her mother to author recipe cards so she could enjoy making some of those that have been passed down. In beautiful cursive writing, the art of baking unfolded as the ink of her pen spelled out instructions for the recipes of her ancestors. Ingredients and directions for preparation of baked goods like Grandma cake, Grandma rolls, along with Grandma Bread and Butter Pickles are available now. Folks in her family speak with a drawl and share stories of great grandparents that ate brains and eggs and Possum along with other fare known to the American South. Teaching the next generation is key to the longevity of these delicious treasures. Your versions of these delights will have your family and friends coming back for more. It is easy to find savory and sweet dishes with fan favorites like cookies, candy, cakes, southern baking of many types here. This is the best Southern baking cookbook ever and it gives you the most awesome dessert recipes that you have ever tasted. She has two of the best chocolate cake recipes ever created not to mention her German chocolate cake that is out of this world. Just like the family bible was cherished by Pioneer families this will become your baking bible. She has added two Indian curry dishes to spice up your life with exotic ingredients certain to fascinate your friends. You may prefer serving her Curry Chicken Salad at an afternoon tea or the Indian Curry dish brought back from India in 1959. One of her all-time favorite sauce recipes is the bar b cue sauce that adds zest to any meat and perfect for dipping. Pumpkin takes on many faces however in this cookbook, it is found in pumpkin bread and prize-winning pumpkin pie. Do you look for the carrot cake at family gatherings or church socials on that long table of food? Here is a scrumptious carrot cake recipe that those you serve it to will rave about. What will you make first No-fail fudge, pecan pralines candy, or peanut brittle? Maybe you had an aunt like the author did that made Snickerdoodle cookies and you want to recreate that mouth-watering taste for your grandkids. Search no further because a traditional recipe for this great cookie is found here. People are going to love that you introduced a new basic sugar cookie at your cookie exchange this year. Cornbread dressing, corn pudding, Apple pie, pecan pie, cheese pie and Jell-O salad are among a few inherited recipes that Sheri Savory is sharing with the world. Soon you and your family will be "Cookin' like Mom." www.savoryssouthernspecialties.com