The Evans County Centennial Committee is seeking community help in the creation of an Evans County cookbook that would that would bring together local recipes and stories for the promotion and celebration of next year’s big centennial event.
The book is being created as a part of the centennial committee’s commemorative items subcommittee, and is co-chaired by Pam Peace and Anita McCoy  with subcommittee members, Liz Lynn, Paula McNeely, and Gil Mincey.
Any Evans County citizen can contribute – the committee is seeking family recipes and old recipes, and hopes to see submitted recipes dating back to the full 100 years of Evans County’s history. Old and new family favorite recipes are wanted, but the committee hopes to see recipes dating back before 1950 from Evans County’s early citizens.
Anyone who’d like to submit a recipe may do so by submitting a typed copy, with a date for old recipes along with the recipe name and origin. Also encouraged with submissions are family stories related to the recipe, which would also be printed in the cookbook. Old cook cookbooks will also be accepted for submissions – the committee will review the books and have them returned to the owner.  
Submissions can be mailed to P.O Box 218, Claxton, emailed to papeace@claxtonenterprise.com or ah7mccoy@gmail.com with the subject line ‘Recipe,’ or dropped off in-person at The Enterprise office at 24 S. Newton St. in Claxton or to any committee member. The committee does not guarantee that every submission will be used.
All recipes must be submitted by July 1 to be considered for inclusion. The book will be sold to coincide with the yearlong celebration of Evans County’s centennial in 2014, an event that will culminate in August, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the creation of the county.