{"product_id":"watermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations","title":"Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"Column-jejDkg Description__Wrapper-crpOgx bhouqQ Flex-NZkZp cBbmHD StyledDiv-hGFUbz hCIIUE\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Column-jejDkg Description__Wrapper-crpOgx bhouqQ Flex-NZkZp cBbmHD StyledDiv-hGFUbz hCIIUE\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations\u003c\/em\u003e by Nicole A. Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor—who draws on her decade of experiences observing the holiday. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order Number 3, informing the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. A year later, in 1866, Black Texans congregated with music, dance, and BBQs—Juneteenth celebrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll-day cook-outs with artful salads, bounteous dessert spreads, and raised glasses of \"red drink\" are essential to Juneteenth gatherings. In Watermelon and Red Birds, Nicole puts jubilation on the main stage. As a master storyteller and cook, she bridges the traditional African-American table and 21st-century flavors in stories and recipes. Nicole synthesizes all the places we've been, all the people we have come from, all the people we have become, and all the culinary ideas we have embraced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52114192859456,"sku":null,"price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2473\/6112\/files\/watermelon-and-red-birds-9781982176211_xlg.jpg?v=1781215162","url":"https:\/\/shop.museumca.org\/products\/watermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations","provider":"Oakland Museum of California Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}