You are here: Home / The South “Beaten biscuit originated in the South.”—From the library of Lizette Sandifer Buchanan, Bayou Cuisine: Its Tradition and Transition (1970) BEATEN BISCUIT Of course, I’ll gladly give de rule1 meks beat-biscuit by.Dough I ain’t sure dat you will mekDat bread da same as I. ’Cause cooking’s like religion is—Some’s ’lected, an some ain’t.And rules don’t know
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So to be authentic, we did the boil in a pasta pot. I got two large brown grocery bags and we laid them out on the kitchen table and dumped the pot. Fun stuff! BEAUFORT (SC) SHRIMP DINNER Serves 12, but “recipe may be cut. Use ½ – ¾ lbs shrimp per person for smaller
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An old friend–a self-described Alabama boy–stopped in to visit yesterday. He’s on his way to the west coast, a the cost of the detour to the Farm was worth it. This was a sort of spur of the moment, but Mr. Big Food had time to invite a couple of others for the evening. By
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DISPENSING SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY From Celia Marks and the Editors of Southern Living Magazine, Southern Living Party Cookbook (1972) Hospitality, a synonym for the South, comes from the heart. Even the most discerning disciple of etiquette may fall short as a hostess if she fails to bestow this gift upon her guests. For hospitality is a
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Mr. Big Food and I were having coffee this morning and he was telling me that he’s up to the ‘cake’ section of The Cotton Country Collection (1972). He mentioned that he’d just seen a recipe for a sausage cake, and that it would go into the Yes. Yes. That’s a novelty. Later this morning
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I was trying to find something to post this evening. Searched for photos–nah. Quotes–no. Even picked up an old book or two. Just not feeling it this evening. This, from July 2015, will do nicely. And old Big Dogs Jawin’ post which were conversations between Missy, Rocky, and I. (And which were the early character
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From The Beaufort Cook Book, A Treasury of Carolina Recipes, collected by Dee Hryharrow and Israel M. Hoogenboom (1965) “Serve with additional whipped cream, if desired.” COLD SHERRY SOUFFLÉ Serves 12 1½ C sweet sherry6 eggs, separated¾ C sugar1 Tbsp lemon juice2 envelopes unflavored gelatin, softened in ½ C cold water for 5 minutes, then
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Drafts folder. Begun I believe July 2022. Since then my life and I have moved on. I’ll never properly finish it. The post at the link ends: Which brings us to today. I need to get my thoughts in order. What better place to ramble on and on about the book, the times, the characters,
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We went to The Asian Market the other day. (That’s it’s real name, by the way.) We love that place. It’s a restaurant, too. While we were wandering around, we spied rabbit in the freezer case. Only $4.99 per pound. We dithered. There’s a 5 or 6 pound rabbit in our freezer. We’ll be having
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30? Is that all? Published on August 14, 2014 by Marica Tip of the old John Deer cap to Mr. Big Food’s Dad who sent these along. Enjoy! Subject: 30 Things a Southern Boy Will Never Say…. 30. When I retire, I’m movin’ north. 29. I’ll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex. 28. Duct tape won’t fix
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Recipe: Mrs. John Wolff’s Scripture Cake Published on August 11, 2021 by Marica This looks good! There’s a PDF of the recipe at the end of this post. You can download it. From First Lady Bicentennial Cookbook, South Carolina (1975), Section 4, Breads and Rolls, “Committee’s Choice,” Mrs. John Wolff, SCFWC, Florence, S.C. MRS. JOHN WOLFF’S SCRIPTURE CAKE Makes
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You have not lived until you’ve had this. Homegrown okra is highly recommended. (I see we must have been looking for a hurricane around this time.) Recipe: Fritter Fried Okra Published on August 4, 2020 by Marica The Girls and I have a running text thread filled with pics and videos of Phen, his new kitten, tie dye
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Stark Summer: A Novel of Correlated Incidents (James Robert Peery, 1938) Over the next couple of days I’m going to post enough content to make up for lack of same so far this summer. Hope you enjoy and I’d appreciate feedback. Also, I need $200 to buy Peery’s second book, God Rides a Gale, so
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Take a wild guess! Spring in the Deep South. Went so far as to move the trash bin inside the garage. Serious business.
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This was a good one! You cannot go wrong with Claiborne. Recipe: Chicken à la King VI Published on March 29, 2016 It is Fancy Tuesday. To my mind, it would be inconceivable to print a Southern cookbook without a recipe for chicken à la king. When I was a child, it was standard party fare,
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Today we are under the threat of tornadoes. It’s that time of year. Poor dogs Originally published on February 17, 2021 I let Missy out this morning and then kicked myself. Whatever bit of thawing the top layer of fine snow had done in the sunshine yesterday was cancelled and turned to a nice thick glassy
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We wound up at a B&B in Columbus, Mississippi recently. The house was originally built in 1846, and there have been three subsequent additions, all done in keeping with the original architecture. The home is owned by a widow whose husband was an antique dealer. She gave us a guided tour. She loves silver. We
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