Devil Gotta Sweet Tooth: Gingerbread in the South

About this episode

The episode explores the rich history and significance of gingerbread in Southern culture.

Send us Fan Mail The old house creaked as if it had something to confess, and the air inside was thick with the perfume of molasses, ginger, and woodsmoke. On the hearth, a pan of gingerbread rose slow and steady, its sweetness laced with the bite of spice — a recipe carried through centuries, from English hearths to Virginia kitchens, then scrawled in Mary Randolph’s hand in 1824. Gingerbread wasn’t just cake in the South; it was memory dressed in sugar, consolation baked in molasses, a comf...

People in this episode

Host: Western C. Cain

Topics covered

• gingerbread
• Southern cooking
• historical recipes
• family traditions
• memory
• culinary heritage

Keywords

• gingerbread
• Southern cooking
• Mary Randolph
• Virginia kitchens
• historical recipes
• molasses
• spices
• family traditions

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Devil Gotta Sweet Tooth: Gingerbread in the South

Places: Virginia

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