What the Slaves Ate

Herbert C. Covey is the author of African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments (2007) as well as of numerous books and articles on juvenile gangs and on drug addiction. He has been Vice Chair of the Colorado State Juvenile Parole Board since 1994 and Field Administrator for the Colorado Department of Human Services since 1999. Dwight Eisnach is an independent scholar and editor. He began his career as an investigative reporter and later served the Colorado Department of Human Services for some 25 years, successively as Legislative Liaison, Public Information Officer, and Administrator of the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board.

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The WPA Narratives and Slave Diets
2. Slave Nutrition
3. African Roots and Food Traditions
4. Slave Cooking and Meals
5. Vegetables
6. Meat
7. Wild Game and Fish
8. Dairy
9. Grains, Cereals, and Baked Goods
10. Fruits, Nuts, and Coffee
11. Celebrations, Special Occasions, and the War
12. Closing Observations
APPENDICES: FOODS IDENTIFIED IN THE WPA NARRATIVES
Appendix A: Vegetables
Appendix B: Meats
Appendix C: Wild Game: Birds
Appendix D: Wild Game: Fish/Shellfish
Appendix E: Wild Game: Reptiles and Amphibians
Appendix F: Wild Game: Mammals
Appendix G: Dairy
Appendix H: Grains
Appendix I: Baked Goods
Appendix J: Fruit
Appendix K: Nuts
Appendix L: Sugar/Molasses/Spices
Appendix M: Beverages
Appendix N: General or Unclear
Bibliography
Index