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Charleston Receipts Cookbook
Vereen Coen was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. Her mother, Mary Vereen Huguenin, was one of the two editors of Charleston Receipts, a cookbook published by the Junior League of Charleston in 1950. Considered a Lowcountry recipe bible, it is a collection of recipes and dishes from the family cooks of Charleston compiled by Junior League volunteers.
Date of interview:
2015-03-07
Interviewer:
Kate Medley/Sara Wood
Photographer:
Kate Medley/Sara Wood
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