0 1 1 ), ▁which ▁Walter ▁described ▁as ▁" an ▁ar dent ▁survey ▁of ▁Southern ▁be ver ages , ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁prepare ▁such , ▁and ▁a ▁grand ▁selection ▁of ▁Southern ▁d ishes ▁employ ing ▁spirit ous ▁flav or ings ," ▁was ▁edited ▁by ▁Donald ▁Good man ▁( exec utor ▁of ▁Walter ' s ▁estate ) ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Head ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Press . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Gab ri elle ▁Gut ting , ▁who ▁teach es ▁literature ▁at ▁Florida ▁Atlantic ▁University , ▁is ▁currently ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Eug ene ▁Walter . ▁ ▁Walter ▁contributed ▁to ▁numerous ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁Food ▁Arts , ▁G our met , ▁Old ▁Mobile ▁and ▁Har per ' s ▁B az aar . ▁His ▁ess ay ▁" Front ▁Por ches " ▁is ▁an ▁ev oc ative ▁portrait ▁of ▁Mobile ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 : ▁Old ▁black ▁men ▁with ▁sugar c ane ▁stal ks ▁over ▁their ▁shoulder ▁would ▁come ▁passing ▁by . ▁Children ▁s elling ▁cut ▁flowers , ▁st olen ▁from ▁that ▁morning ' s ▁fun eral ▁w re ath s ▁at ▁Magn olia ▁C emetery . ▁The ▁sc iss ors ▁gr inder ▁with ▁his ▁fasc in ating ▁em ery ▁wheel - on - w he els . ▁The ▁pot ▁m ender ▁with ▁his ▁bits ▁of ▁lead ▁and ▁sol der ▁and ▁strange ▁tools ▁and ▁a ▁spirit ▁lamp . ▁The ▁post man ▁always ▁stopped ▁for ▁a ▁word . ▁Con vers ations ▁went ▁on , ▁corn ▁was ▁hus ked ,