Soul Food for Christmas from Like It Is
Film

Soul Food for Christmas from Like It Is (c. 1968)

Thursday, October 25, Freer|Sackler Gallery of Art
Runtime: 6 min

These program outtakes showcase cooking lessons with Pearl Bowser. 

Part of “The Power of Place: The Pearl Bowser Collection in Action!” Exchange

Check out some amazing objects in the museum's collection related to this film.
<I>Southern Cook Book of Fine Old Dixie Recipes</I> Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Adolph Goronsky

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