The Jemima Code Texas Lewis has been an inspiration

Lewis has been an inspiration for generations of cooks and cookbook authors

Also included are thoughtful essays on dishes

most irresistibly chocolatey delights-including The World's Best Hot Fudge Sauce

With a drive to preserve the heritage foods of the South

The Jemima Code Texas Lewis has been an inspirationWomen of African descent have contributed to America's food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate "Aunt Jemima" who cooked mostly by natural instinct. To discover the true role of black women in the creation of American, and especially southern, cuisine, Toni Tipton Martin has spent years amassing one of the world's largest private collections of cookbooks