Southern Living Party Cookbook
This 1972 cookbook from Southern Living included menus and an entertaining guide for a variety of holidays and occasions. In true 1972 style, the front cover has a picture of crown roast of pork that would "honor any guest when served". The additional image depicts "a luncheon for a special occasion might include a Bloody Mary, Chicken and Carrot Salad, My Favorite Tomato Aspic, and a lettuce cup filled with seasonal fruit.
The cookbooks is organized into the following sections:
- Dispensing Southern Hospitality
- Cocktail Parties and Cocktail Suppers
- Teas, Receptions, and Coffees
- Brunches
- Luncheons
- Cookouts
- Dinner Parties
- Fondue Parties
- Dinners with a Foreign Flavor
- Traditional Holiday Dinners
- Dinners for Houseguest
- Menus from Favorite Southern Restaurants
- Cheese and Wine
- Hors-d'oeuvres
- Mixed Drinks
- Potluck
Interestingly, the "Menus from Favorite Southern Restaurants" include recipes and menus such as "Breakfast at Brennan's", New Orleans; "Dinner at Look's", Houston; "Dinner at LeRuth's, New Orleans - Gretna; "Dinner at the Nations Room", Norfolk; "Dinner at Chalet Suzanne", Lake Wales, Florida; "Dinner at Bismarck Restaurant", Houston; "Dinner at Perdita's", Charleston; "Dinner at the Plantation Club", Hilton Head; "Dinner at Christiana Campbell's Tavern", Williamsburg; "Dinner at Hugo's, Atlanta; and "Dinner at Columbia Restaurant", Tampa. Each me
