Reviews for Mrs. Whaley Entertains : Advice, Opinions and 100 Recipes from a Charleston Kitchen

The average rating for Mrs. Whaley Entertains : Advice, Opinions and 100 Recipes from a Charleston Kitchen based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-03-03 00:00:00 Ernest Carson In many ways this book was fun, a look into "how the other 5% lives." Grand dame Emily Wheatley of Charleston was a famous gardener and hostess; I hesitate to say cook because she apparently employed a lot of help. I enjoyed the section where the family decamps to the North Carolina mountains during the summer's heat and the description of the family breakfast with a cook in the kitchen and two dining room servants. The excerpt on how to give a house party was equally entertaining. Half the book was recipes, and I think a number of them were out of date. How often does one find a 5-7lb roasting chicken in our stores these days? I suspect I could make lots more yummy recipes if I had someone in the kitchen doing most of the work.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-03-28 00:00:00 Mark Shade Such entertaining reading! Mrs. Whaley takes you back to a different time and it is a marvelous trip. The recipes are the icing on the Baltimore Cake!