HISTORIC RECIPES: Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of...

HISTORIC RECIPES: Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of the National Council of Negro Women, sold her sweet potato pies to keep her Florida school open in the early 1900s. To commemorate Black History Month, the local chapter is pushing the group’s Black Family Reunion Cookbook, which includes Bethune’s recipe. . . . “It preserves the cultural heritage of African-Americans,� says Tonya Gipson of Orange. . . . It sells for $13 at Tippins Seafood Connection in Santa Ana.