These recipes, along with the accompanying photographs and stories, each reveal a bit of our collective heritage in Northwest Florida. Those that came before us may not have preheated their ovens to 350 degrees. Instead, they may have stirred a pot over an open fire, or stoked big wood burning stoves to make the food hot. Still they cooked good food-simple maybe, but undeniably satisfying. May you relish this collection of memories which speak the language of food