About this episode
In 1986, Ernest Matthew Mickler of Palm Valley, Florida, published White Trash Cooking . It was a loving ode to his people—rural, white, working-class and poor Southerners—and their recipes: tuna casserole, baked possum, white-bread tomato sandwiches. Mickler died of AIDS in 1988 at age 48, but White Trash Cooking continues to sell. In this episode, Sarah Reynolds explores its lasting influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices