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