135832 Thu Sep 26 15:04:16 -0700 2002 11 11 South 0 729201 I just found out about these killer cookbooks. They were put together by the BellSouth Pioneer Volunteers. There are about 12 states that have chapters that collected favorite family recipes handed down for generations. These recipes were put together in separate cookbooks for each state. The cookbooks are huge...anywhere from 500-800 pages each! And the prices are only $8.50 - $12.75 per cookbook! I just ordered a bunch of them from Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama. I didn't bother with NC, SC, FL...those cookbooks didn't look as good. These cookbooks should contain some really good barbecue recipes too!! This will be the best $200 I've ever spent for sure. 18 big fat southern cookbooks for $204. That includes shipping too. Here is the link to the website if anybody is interested: http://www.bellsouthpioneers.org/EStoreCookBooks.htm Thu Sep 26 15:04:16 -0700 2002 0 Herb 1 729218 I hope you're not disappointed in the cookbooks. The only ones I've seen are several of the Mississippi ones, and they're pretty standard of the typical church fundraiser cookbooks, with plenty of recipes for casseroles made with cream of mushroom soup. There are some great recipes in them, but there are a lot that are just so-so, as well. SallyW Fri Sep 27 19:21:56 -0700 2002 729201 0 SallyW 2 729230 Well, hopefully the other 15 books will have more than cream of mushroom type recipes. It's hard to imagine over 1600 pages cream of mushroom type casserole recipes in 3 books!! lol Some of the best southern meals I have ever had have been at church fund raisers!! I also feel good about where the proceeds are going. I don't have the time to do much volunteer work, but this might help them a little bit anyway. Sat Sep 28 20:01:04 -0700 2002 729218 0 Herb 3 4209249 Herb, I, too, hope that you are not disappointed. I have a couple of the Alabama books and three of the Mississippi books. There are a lot of replications -- one recipe repeated four or five times with a different name or some minor ingredient change. The books are so large that they will not open flat making it difficult to read the recipes. Maybe you will have better luck than I have had with them Sat Nov 29 22:23:24 -0800 2008 729230 13816 Sister Sue 1 729220 We've deleted some unpleasant responses. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish sincere enthusiasm from salesmanship, but we don't have reason to question Herb's motives in posting this. And, for what it's worth, proceeds go to charity. We appreciate chowhounds looking out to protect the precious non-commerciality of this discussion. But if anyone ever has doubts/issues about a posting, please email webmaster@chowhound.com so we can look into the issue without creating a public brouhaha and antagonizing perfectly good posters. Thanks! Fri Sep 27 20:45:50 -0700 2002 729201 2 The Chowhound Team 2 729229 Thank you. I have nothing to do with the BellSouth Pioneers. I stumbled across their cookbooks and ordered a bunch of them because I think it is a great deal....So, I just wanted to share the information with everybody here at the Chowhounds board. I didn't realize people were going to act that way. I could care less if anybody buys them, but I thought it would be nice to share the news. Sat Sep 28 19:56:27 -0700 2002 729220 0 Herb 3 729239 Herb, please realize that people (probably you, too) hang around here because our discussion is unusually on-the level and sincere. That's because we work hard to stave off marketeers who try to exploit our trusting spirit for commercial ends. It's potentially a huge problem, and we're delighted this realization hasn't dawned on most of our users (it shows we're doing a good job!). But please understand that vigilance is required to preserve the culture we value here. We do ask people to report concerns to us privately at webmaster@chowhound.com , however, rather than interrupt discussion and antagonize honest users like yourself. And I apologize for the tone of your respondents. But please understand that marketeering ("shilling") is one of the scourges of our sort of discussion, and it's in all our interests to all be on the look-out. Speaking of interrupting discussion...let's get back to the chowtalk! Mon Sep 30 01:58:13 -0700 2002 729229 0 Jim Leff 1 729254 Like what's the difference between recommending these cookbooks and the many other cookbook recommendations I've enjoyed on this site? Mon Sep 30 14:57:16 -0700 2002 729201 0 sudiepav 1 730839 I need a phone number or address to purchase a cookbook. Tue Mar 18 07:25:47 -0800 2003 729201 0 Yvette S. Evans 1 4204216 My aunt who is now retired from Bell South had bought my grandmother one of the Bell South Cookbooks from the Georgia area. I fell in love with it and purchased that one and one other for myself. I've used it more than any other cookbook I've owned and that is saying something beings I own over 200 cookbooks. I never get caught in the kitchen without my Bell South one though! Wed Nov 26 14:18:32 -0800 2008 729201 243757 Cbloodworth 1 4246460 I adore the Pioneers' cookbooks. After Katrina, they were amongst the first that we replaced. Looking through them, we learnt so many non-Louisiana recipes from their books (even in the Louisiana version!). Sun Dec 14 16:08:30 -0800 2008 729201 248518 Lina Therese 2 4282728 I loved those cookbooks! My Step-Mother had several and I got a lot of recipes out of them. They are especially good for young cooks and new brides. They are nothing fancy but they do have great recipes in them. 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