Have you ever eaten pig cake? What about Alabama chew bread or Mississippi sin? Then there’s pool room slaw and redneck caviar for an authentic down-home dining experience.
Those are just some of the more intriguing recipe titles in “Seasoned With Grace,” a cookbook recently published by Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU). Featuring 1,373 recipes from more than 500 women, the cookbook contains a wide variety of tasty treats ranging from traditional favorites such as red velvet cake and hamburger casserole to more exotic dishes of African mealie bread and torta de fiambre.
According to Candace McIntosh, executive director of Alabama WMU, the cookbook fills several purposes: “First, we were looking for a way to raise funds to benefit WorldSong Missions Place; and next, we wanted to initiate a project that would involve Women on Mission groups from all across the state. The response has been overwhelming, and the variety of recipes makes this cookbook a real treasure.”
In addition to featuring recipes from Alabama, “Seasoned With Grace” contains recipes from missionaries serving with the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board, as well as retired missionaries. “Over the years, thousands of young people have heard God’s call to missions or other Christian vocations while camping at WorldSong Missions Place, so it certainly was appropriate to include recipes from missionaries in this collection,” said McIntosh. “Also, during summer missions camp, several missionaries serve as faculty each summer.”
The 620-acre camp, off Interstate 20 in St. Clair County, is the location for summer missions camps for children, a retreat place for adult groups and culture camps for public and private school groups, as well as a site for other missions activities throughout the year.
Since 1990 when Alabama WMU purchased Worldsong, more than 20,000 girls and boys have attended summer missions camps. Over the years, at least 2,000 professions of faith have been made and an additional 2,200 young people have made commitments to missions or church-related vocations.
According to McIntosh, “Some of the buildings are in need of renovation and, of course, our vision for the camp includes new facilities in the future, so the proceeds from the sale of the cookbook can help make a tremendous contribution to the missions camping experience for children and adults who come to WorldSong.”
McIntosh says she hopes that when women are planning their holiday meals and are searching for Christmas presents, they will consider purchasing “Seasoned With Grace.”
For more information about the cookbook, call the Alabama WMU office at 1-800-264-1225.
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