9 CUTTING THE JELL-O

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. 1 BLOOD SACRIFICE IN TEXAS 1
4. 2 PLANTING SEEDS 9
5. 3 GROWING SEASON 33
6. 4 FIRST HARVEST 49
7. 5 RECRUITING NEW HANDS FOR THE SECOND CROP 57
8. 6 THE $60,000 INCUBATOR 65
9. 7 SALAD DAYS 73
10. 8 THE WORM IN THE APPLE 95
11. 9 CUTTING THE JELL-O 111
12. 10 HADDOCK ALMONDINE AND CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK 119
13. 11 THE WORM GNAWS DEEPER 125
14. 12 SCALLOPED SQUASH AND SPINACH PUDDING 135
15. 13 YEAST ROLLS, BISCUITS, AND TWO KINDS OF CORNBREAD 141
16. 14 CHERRY COBBLER AND COCONUT CREAM PIE 153
17. 15 DEVILED EGGS AND STUFFED JALAPENO 167
18. 16 HOT COFFEE, ICED TEA, PINK LEMONADE, OR JUST PLAIN WATER 183
19. 17 CONDIMENTS ON THE SIDE 193
20. 18 DIRTY DISHES 207
21. 19 OVER, FORK OVER 221
22. 20 LEFTOVERS 243
23. EPILOGUE 253
24. AFTERWORD 255
25. LUBY FAMILY TREE (partial) 258
26. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 259
27. SELECTED SOURCES 261
28. INDEX 265