Hello, I'm a Georgia area author currently working on "A NonSoutherners Guide to Southern Foods"... This is a compliation of old recipes, history of traditional foods, etc. I was wondering if anyone here would like to be included? All I need is a few of your favourite southern recipes, a brief bio of yourself, and perhaps a recollection of your favourite memory concerning family dinners..
Thank you:) Tina snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com
I think someone beat you to this.
I love those posts. "Hi. I want to make some money so, rather that do any work on research, why don't you donate your time and energy to me so that I can profit from it?"
Quick, lets poison her harvest with copyrighted works!
The request was straightforward enough. If you have no interest in contributing, you don't have to. Big deal.
I suppose she could have made up some disingenuous story about wanting to put together a collection of anecdotes for her poor ailing grandmother and then you'd feel good about contributing.
There are dozens and dozens of cookbooks out there which are compilations of contributed recipes and stories. We are fortunate that many of these works have preserved recipes, wisdom and history which might otherwise have been lost. If their editors made a few dollars -- which many did not -- they did so by performing a legitimate service pulling together bits of ephemera into a cohesive anthology.
As for doing research, I thought that was what this person was doing when she posted her request. I suppose that in pre-internet days one could go ask people the same question face-to-face at church suppers, go through back issues of small town PTA newsletters, or phone the Extension Service offices in a number of Southern counties. Or one could still do all those things and post to selected usenet groups, too.
In an era of tidal waves of spam, inappropriate off-topic cross posting, unwanted and unwelcome solicitations for questionable products and services, blatant scams, illegal get-rich-quick schemes, obscene and offensive hucksterism, etc., I am unable to become morally outraged by a simple and polite request.
Relax. Enjoy life. Bake something.
Cheers, The Old Bear
all I can say is thank you.
Yes, I am asking for some recipes and the stories behind them. I myself am forming the tales, history, and anecdotes around them, plus adding about 100 of my own families recipes.
There have been a few flamers, most thinking this will make me rich, when in actuality I will lose a few bucks, but I really want to do this.
There also have been some truly wonderful people that have made this undertaking a joy.
Thank you for your words though, Tina
Cross my palm with greenbacks, & I'll talk. :-)
Mintee
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