Marcelle Reese Couhig

1st ed. Brochure explaing history of the plantation signed by Ms. Couhig. Later published as a book 1978, see entry. Asphodel is Greek for daffodil/narcissus. 1958-1998 Couhig family resided at the plantation. 5000 acre cotton plantation. 1820 Kendrick family received a Spanish land grant located in what is now East Feliciana Parish in Louisiana. Long Hot Summer was filmed there with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward & Orson Wells.

1st ed of this work was The Asphodel Cook Box, a wooden recipe box, see entry. Asphodel is Greek for daffodil/narcissus. 1958-1998 Couhig family resided at the plantation. 5000 acre cotton plantation. 1820 Kendrick family received a Spanish land grant located in what is now East Feliciana Parish in Louisiana. Long Hot Summer was filmed there with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward & Orson Wells.