cuisine

This week has proved rather interesting and humbling. I have made discoveries about Old South cuisine, drawing conclusions about what recipes would have been popular during the time period and in the region I am writing about. Seafood would supercede any other wild game as it was readily available. Not that the possum recipes didn't look appetizing, but I'll save that for another book ... I have collected several recipes which I am not as familiar with and will be trying them out to make sure I know what my characters enjoy on a daily basis. However, I did have to look up suet to get an idea about that "delicacy" - funny how that is just not around anymore, hmmmm.
Unfortunately, several of my characters are ready to go crabbing. I know next to nothing of crabbing and live no where near where crabs like to hang out. I am hoping to locate a blog or short story about the experience (thinking of re-reading parts of Jacob Have I Loved), and then edit the story more fully when I get a chance to go myself. I am pretty sure I will be ridiculous in this endeavor, but it will add depth, realism, and most likely a great deal of humor to my writing.
Of course, if anyone has any ideas on better places for me to find some more helpful research (or opportunities to go crabbing) please contact me at
jacquelineroe@embarqmail.com
Any other comments are welcome, of course.