Alabama's Historic Restaurants and Their Recipes

by Gay N. Martin

Book Overview

Old buildings have many stories to tell. On his way from his Texas home to a dairy farmers' convention in North Carolina in 1917, Paul Trowbridge passed through Florence. He liked the place so much, he returned and built Trowbridge's Creamery, where local farmers brought their milk and cream to be processed. Today, Paul's recipe for Orange-Pineapple Ice Cream is still popular, as is the homemade chili introduced by current owner Don Trowbridge's mother...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895873060
• ISBN13: 9780895873064
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

excellent for alabama natives!

I bought this book as a gift for my fiance' and could not help but read it first. As a resident of Alabama, I really enjoyed the author's presentation of the historical background of the restaurants as well as the pictures and recipes.