Carson Gulley

Carson Gulley (Arkansas, 1897-1962) was head chef at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Van Hise refectory from about 1927 to 1954. He is credited with introducing the fudge-bottom pie to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, although a fudge-bottom pie of somewhat different recipe was introduced at the Memorial Union around 1945 by Lewis Marson and Maurice Coombs. The refectory where he once served as head chef is now known as Carson Gulley Commons [http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/smomap/building.aspx?building=0565&wing=] . George Washington Carver referred to him as "an artist."

Gulley had his own cooking show on local television, and led the Madison branch of the NAACP. Having failed for many years to buy a house in Madison, he made an emotional appeal to the Madison City Council's Committee on Human Rights. This partly led to the Fair Housing Ordinance.

References

* [http://www.uwalumni.com/media/images/photography/onwisconsin/pdf/Pie.pdf The Life of Pie] , Micheael Penn, "On Wisconsin", Spring, 2006, pp. 40-43
* [http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2006/02/05/0602060656.php A Place in Black History] , Wisconsin State Journal, February 5, 2006 (Accessed March 13, 2007).

External links

* [http://www.uwalumni.com/home/onwisconsin/archives/spring2006/spring2006.aspx Fudge-bottom pie taste test]
* [http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HumanEcol.CarsonGulley The Carson Gulley Cookbook Collection]

Bibliography

* "Seasoning Secrets", 1956