Mindy Merrell and R.B. Quinn: authors of 'Self-Rising'
Every Southerner knows the importance of a good biscuit. But not everyone knows how deeply important self-rising flour has been to the development of the South. In their new book Self-Rising: The Magic Rise Behind Biscuit and Cornbread Culture, Mindy Merrell and R.B. Quinn look at this underestimated ingredient, which not only helped provide inexpensive meals for hard-working people but became a vehicle for culture as well.
From the Martha White test kitchen to "Hot Rize" and the biscuit jingle that became a bluegrass hit for Flatt and Scruggs, the influence of self-rising flour on the…
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