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A foxfire Christmas / edited by Eliot Wigginton and his students ; with a new preface by Bobby Ann Starnes.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 144 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780807899045
  • 0807899046
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Foxfire Christmas.DDC classification:
  • 394.2/663/0974 22
LOC classification:
  • GT4986.A77 F68 1996eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Preface; Kelly's Introduction; Jenny's Introduction; 1. Preparations and Decorations; 2. Serenading; 3. Gifts and Santa; 4. Food and Menus; 5. Other Traditions; 6. Stories; Student Authors and Interviewees.
Summary: This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, ###A Foxfire Christmas# includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake.

Print version record.

Preface; Kelly's Introduction; Jenny's Introduction; 1. Preparations and Decorations; 2. Serenading; 3. Gifts and Santa; 4. Food and Menus; 5. Other Traditions; 6. Stories; Student Authors and Interviewees.

This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, ###A Foxfire Christmas# includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake.