Hog meat and hoecake : food supply in the Old South, 1840-1860 / Sam Bowers Hilliard ; with a foreword by James C. Cobb.

Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, 2014.

xiii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Self-sufficiency: the developing American farm -- The problems of subsistence -- "All kinds of good rations" -- The forests, streams, and the sea -- Pork: the South's first choice -- Beefsteaks and buttermilk -- The occasional diversion -- Corn pone and light bread -- Rounding out the fare -- Making up the shortage -- Independence for some.

Includes bibliographical references and index.