Simply Scrumptious Southern Sweets

from the preface:
Analyze this collection of recipes, and I think you'll find five influences, "streams of Southern sweetness," you might say. First, there are nostalgic family recipes as prepared at home (in my childhood) or sampled at family reunions. Next are foods found on dessert tables at church potluck suppers and dinners on the grounds. Third are traditional Southern foodways rediscovered during the back-to-the-land movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Then come the exuberantly sensual treats from the Gulf Coast reflecting the Louisiana motto "Let the good times roll!" Last, you will find the prudent approach of the health-conscious 1980s. And if you think there is any contradiction in putting all these together, well, Honey, that's just the way Southern cooking isa joyous synthesis of ideas and recipes!