“Soup”er Cookbook Recipes

We Need Your Recipes!

Have you shared a delicious soup at one of our Souper Celebrations? Or do you have a delicious dish that is the talk of local pot lucks and get togethers? Many folks have been asking for the recipes behind those amazing flavors — and we’re answering the call!

We will be putting together a Community Cookbook featuring the incredible recipes contributed by our talented local residents and businesses. We will of course include the wonderful soups from past Soup Sale events — from seafood gumbos and rich bisques to hearty chuck wagon chili and Brunswick stew — but we are also expanding things a bit!  Recipes don’t have to be soups. We would also love to include entrees, fish dips, casseroles, breads, pies, cakes, and other favorite dishes that have been shared at our sales and gatherings. Our goal is to create a true Franklin County community cookbook filled with the flavors and traditions that make our area so special.

If you’ve participated in a Souper Celebration or have a recipe you’d love to share, we invite you to be part of this project! Please send your recipe to us so we can keep the "souper" spirit going strong. Thank you for being part of this wonderful tradition and for helping us create something delicious for everyone to enjoy!

Deadline for submissions: September 1

Please enter your recipe below, email it to ffcplflorida@gmail.com, or drop off a written copy to the Eastpoint or Carrabelle branches. 

DONATE FUNDS TO FUND LIBRARY PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND MORE!

The Souper Celebrations continue a legacy started by Jackie Gay back in 1998. In 1998, Jackie Gay, who was an avid supporter of the library, entered her delicious gumbo into the Newman's Own and Good Housekeeping Recipe Contest. She won and was presented a check by Paul Newman for $50,000. She donated the proceeds to building the Carrabelle library. Today community volunteers honor Jackie Gay and continue her tradition by providing their own gumbos, soups, and chili to raise funds in support of the Franklin County libraries.

 

The community’s help is needed more than ever. Previously the "Rock by the Sea" event provided significant funding for the Franklin County library programs. This event has now relocated to Destin and will no longer be supporting local programs in Franklin County. More than ever, donations of soups and baked good from individuals and businesses as well as event sponsors are needed to offset this significant loss of funding. A sign-up form for soup, bread, and baked goods is available above or sign-up sheets will be in the Eastpoint and Carrabelle libraries. This funding supports library programs like the Summer Reading Program, Storytimes, ANIME Club, Book Chats, Lego Club and more. In addition, the Eastpoint library building is maintained by the Friends with a portion of the cost offset by funding from Franklin County government. The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries is a 501(c)(3) organization and most donations are tax-deductible.

Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. For more information or to make a donation, please contact the Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries at ffcplflorida@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/ffcplfl.