This is written in response to a request from Nancy O'Malley for references
to postbellum African-American diet. You might check these two sources;
they have some interesting information on this period:
McDaniel, George W.
1982 Hearth & Home: Preserving a People's Culture. Temple
University Press,
Philadelphia, PA.
Westmacott, Richard
1992 African-American Gardens and Yards in the Rural South. The
University
of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.
Good luck--Lucy Wayne