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Southern Byways

September 7th, 2006

What is Red Eye Gravy

In my travels, I had definitely heard of red eye gravy, but didn’t realize that it had a legend to go with it.
“According to legend and not necessarily facts, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States, who was an American General at the time, called his cook over to tell him what […]

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September 1st, 2006

Buttermilk Pie

It looks a lot better than I expected, I have to admit. I like all of the ingredients except the buttermilk. I think I told you a few months ago, that my grandmother used to drink the stuff and one day I asked her if I could have some. I never forgot just how disgusting […]

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August 21st, 2006

Bread and Butter Pickles

OOH, do these bring back memories. As a kid I used to build one amazing sandwich out of just two slices of bread and about a zillion bread and butter pickles. You can obviously see where I got the idea from… so I just ran with it. Summers were soooo good!
And just a few minutes […]

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August 15th, 2006

Goo Goo Cluster

Nope… never even heard of a Goo Goo Cluster, but there is what I dug up on this delecacy…
“The Goo Goo Cluster: Invented in Nashville in 1912. The Goo Goo is made up of chocolate, marshmallow, caramel and peanuts (pecans are in the Goo Goo Supreme).” And according to Adriene’s Southern Page, “they are much […]

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July 31st, 2006

Strawberry Pie

I can’t remember the last time we actually had pie for dessert, but apparently this one below is very southern and it does look awfully good.
Here are the ingredients…
• 1 qt. strawberries
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 1 c. sugar
• ½ pt. whipping cream
• 1 pkg. Philadelphia crème cheese
• 1 baked pie shell
And perfect way to […]

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July 10th, 2006

Key Lime Pie

Apparently you don’t have to wait until you hit Florida to try Key Lime Pie although I will be making a point of ordering it the minute I get down there. But in the meantime, I found a recipe that you can try out right now. I’m going to have to invest in a […]

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