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Southern Byways

April 3rd, 2007

I Didn’t Know That Almanac (I Didn’t Know That Almanac (Southern Edition)

I Didn’t Know That Almanac (I Didn’t Know That Almanac (Southern Edition))
Just one of the books that I picked up in Florida and here’s one thing that made me shudder. On page 72, they are discussing the Coral Snake and how they can shut down your nervous system, resulting in cardiac arrest. Yikes! Now […]

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September 20th, 2006

The Sweetness of the South

“All I can say is that there’s a sweetness here, a Southern sweetness, that makes sweet music. . . . If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who had never heard of soul music, what it was, I’d just have to tell him that it’s music from the heart, […]

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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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