Remember how Jethro Bodine was an Eton man?Those Southerners sure do eat!
During my recent trip to South Carolina, I took a stroll down memory lane to see some of the foods I remember well, and some I had forgotten about.
I remember mustard greens but I had forgotten about crowder peas.
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Grits, grits, grits.....so many kinds of grits. (I love 'em.)
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I LOVE these Nekot cookies. I can't find them where I live now so I always buy a bunch to bring home.
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I grew up near the Duke's mayonnaise factory. It's the best! My sister always takes some back to Ohio with her when she visits the South.
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My mother always forced me to eat fried okra, despite much gagging on my part. But I love pickled okra. Back in my hippie days, I had a huge vegetable garden and grew okra. The plant has GORGEOUS flowers.
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The Piggly Wiggly had the world's largest collection of pork rinds. WHAT is better than cold beer and pork rinds? I once had a friend who was obese. He went on a doctor-approved pork rind diet and lost a ton of weight. Seriously. (They have no carbs. A little fat, but, hey....)
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I picked these up at a convenience store. They were really tasty. 350 calories a bag.
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These are still sitting in my cupboard. Yum.
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Another food I was forced to eat despite much gagging. (But fresh, of course, and with lots of fatback.)
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I have no memory of chicken feet in my childhood, but they sure are popular at the Piggly Wiggly.