Best Junior League Cookbooks?

[rbohan]

I did a search here and couldn't find a thread re: which are the Junior League cookbooks one should have. (I'm especially interested in, but not exclusively interested in, Southern Cooking.)

I have Charleston Receipts, Talk about Good II, River Road Recipes, Savannah Style, The Plantation Cookbook, Some Like it South, Simply Simpatico,

Are there any obvious ones I'm missing...Junior League Cookbooks that are considered "must have"?

[retailbna]

I own at least 100+ Junior League Cookbooks and my hands down favorite is Heart & Soul from the Junior League of Memphis. The Boursin Potatoes and Caramel Cake are worth the price of the book!

[nikkihwood]

The "River Road Recipes" - Junior League of Baton Rouge - four books, all good, although two of them are older now.

Pasadena:

California Mosaics
California Sizzlers
The California Heritage Cookbook

Seattle

The Seattle Classic Cookbook
Simply Classic

All three Charleston Receipts books are excellent.

San Francisco:

San Francisco Flavors
San Francisco a la Carte

Boston:

Boston Uncommon

I love J.L. cookbooks!

[chocolatetartguy]

Pat Conroy (Prince of Tides) wrote a cookbook in which he discusses his collection of church and women's club cookbooks. Might be some recs in there.

[Splendid Spatula]

Cincinnati Celebrates, JL of Cincinnati. Also, John T. Edge did a terrific compendium of recipes from JL and other community group cookbooks around the South, called A Gracious Plenty. Also includes essays from southern food writers, and excerpts from WPA food-related projects. It's a great addition to your cookbook shelf if you are interested in community cooking.

[Ruthie789]

I have one that is called EAST WHITTIER JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB from 1966. Is this considered a Junior League Cookbook?

[tamdz99]

http://www.juniorleaguehouston.org/?n...

The Junior League of Houston has three wonderful books. Peace Meals, Stop and Smell the Rosemary and the original that was just re-printed: Houston Junior League.

[cocktailhour]

I have Stop and Smell the Rosemary and it's great. If you are looking for a Southern accent, this is a good one.

[sheilafri]

Jr League of New England is worth it for the Pots de Creme recipe alone. My family also loves the Coquilles St Jacques and the Lemon Clam Sauce Linguine. The recipes were easy for me to master when I was new to cooking, but have the flavor to satisfy a more advanced appetite.

I just buy them whenever I stumble in one. I they never disappoint.

[Wtg2Retire]

Would you mind posting the recipes, please, Sheila?

[dfrostnh]

Not junior league but I consider the best "community" cookbook to be the three published by the National Grange beginning with the BiCentennial year. People must keep them. I don't find them at the used book stores and my three are falling apart from use.

[fleck]

I own many of these--pick them up wherever I go and also look for them at thrift stores. A recent one is Tidewater on the Half Shell from the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA. I haven't cooked from it yet but have earmarked many recipes to try--it has a large selection of appetizer recipes.

[shallots]

The Plantation Cookbook is the one must have. (IMO)

[Monch]

I'm really happy with the two from Larose, Louisiana: http://www.bayoucivicclub.org/cookboo...

[Antilope]

Sample recipes from various Junior League Cookbooks

Junior League of San Diego
http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050406/news_lz1f06book.html

Junior League of Buffalo, NY & McAllen, TX & St Joseph, MO
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QsMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J9EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3473%2C783379

Junior League of North Carolina
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tC5DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Nq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1275%2C5291651

Junior League of Nashville
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ph0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P9wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1381%2C2894777

Junior League of South Carolina
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x0dDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4417%2C3930437

Junior League of Salt Lake City
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oCFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4860%2C8131960

Junior League of New England, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Canada
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=...

[Antilope]

Sample recipes from various Junior League Cookbooks

Junior League of San Diego
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W3MwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UDYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5560%2C6022444

Junior League of Savannah, GA
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PzotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bL4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3703%2C1863192

Junior League of Tuscaloosa, AL
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ezMdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433%2C728370

Junior League of Tuscaloosa, AL 4th printing
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6zYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6366%2C2919574

Junior League of Houston
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=73EyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0a0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1192%2C1107951

Junior League of Albany, NY
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9wxSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LTUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2650%2C1581028

Junior League of St Joseph, MO
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4RdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tzkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=762%2C1109571

Junior League of Rochester, NY
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PLVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6826%2C2323119

Junior League of Wilmington, DE
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=...

[Antilope]

Sample recipes from various Junior League Cookbooks

Junior League of Victoria, TX
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TyMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=blkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1084%2C7597705

Junior League of Denver
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yEFGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OdEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5713%2C2913799

Junior League of Memphis
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1PddAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pF8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1212%2C2211294

Junior League of Lake Charles, LA (Cajun recipesJunior League of
)http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nh4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0NwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5079%2C920073

Junior League of Palo Alto, CA
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bM4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1065%2C770124

Eastern Junior League Cookbook
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kTJJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sgYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1295%2C5011273

Junior League of Tucson
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1DdBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zKgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2923%2C195713

Junior League of Tampa
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S50RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6985%2C3489928

Junior League of Milwaukee
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TBNHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PHsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6975%2C2045873

Junior League of New Orleans
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=...

[Antilope]

Junior League Cookbooks - Online book previews and recipe samples

San Francisco Flavors: Favorite Recipes from the Junior League of San Francisco
http://books.google.com/books?id=OiUgf9eDwZwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

The Junior League Celebration Cookbook
http://books.google.com/books?id=n0uqkk_ZUfMC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Pirate's Pantry: Treasured Recipes of Southwest Louisiana
http://books.google.com/books?id=zGtDOskMt9wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Party Receipts from the Charleston Junior League
http://books.google.com/books?id=yxEy...

[akq]

Peace meals is very popular.