Southern Recipes Inspired by The Help

Classic Southern recipes are featured in The Help, both the movie and the novel, and are as much a part of the action as Aibileen, Minny, Skeeter, and Hilly. Here are a few of the featured foods. See an interview with the author.

Curried Chicken Tea Sandwiches
Text by Ashley Kappel, Photo: Charles Walton
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Curried Chicken Tea Sandwiches

Everyone knows that chicken salad is best when made the night before so that the flavors can meld together, so when Elizabeth asks Abileen if she’s got the salad ready 20 minutes before bridge club, it’s a wonder Abileen doesn’t faint on the spot. Next time, she should try this chicken salad recipe; the hit of curry will serve as smelling salts, should the need arise again.
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