Whiskey in a Teacup

Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon                 Audio Book: 2 hours, 50 mins        Hardback Book: 304 pages

Sweet book by Reese Witherspoon in which she talks about growing up in the South, how many ways a Southern woman can say, “Bless Your Heart” and the meaning of each,  how macaroni and cheese and cornbread are considered vegetables on restaurant menus in the south – carbohydrates are a food group – get used to it and how her grandmother told her to never wear sweat pants on an airplane – because it a privilege to get to ride in one so dress appropriately.   So many great Southernisms, Bettyisms (Reese’s mother) and Dortheaisms (her Grandmother).   She gives the reader tips on everything from shortcuts to entertaining, recipes and even how to hot roller your hair.   You will be like Pavlov’s dog salivating over the recipes she shares.  Omgosh!    Good eatin’!    She tells her stories in that bright and cheerful Reese Witherspoon way and you just know she is smiling that beautiful smile of hers because you are just thinking about and picturing what she is saying.   Fun read.   I totally recommend this book to everyone and get her Grandma’s recipes!   

 - Shirley J