Smart, informative, and funny. Debbie Moose's admiration for buttermilk shines through. Full of old favorites as well as new and unusual choices, this little volume will be of much use to home cooks even as it documents our regional culture.--Bill Smith, cookbook author and chef at Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill ""Debbie Moose's new cookbook, Buttermilk , illuminates one of the South's humbler ingredients. If you are not yet under the spell of buttermilk, be prepared to be bewitched. Born of hot summers and no refrigeration, it is still the real deal. The recipes in Buttermilk are delightful, the attributions and explanations enticing. Recipe after recipe reveals that buttermilk is culinary sorcery in the hands of home cooks and top chefs alike.

We are delighted with Debbie's clear explanations of the history and uses of buttermilk--she has succeeded in making buttermilk understandable. Grandma knew all of this, but somehow much has been forgotten. Thanks, Debbie, for reminding us.""--Earl, Cheri, and Colleen Cruze, owners of Cruze Family Farm and winners of the 2008 Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award, Southern Foodways Alliance.