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Default Speaking of southern food . . .

On 6/14/2010 5:18 PM, Randy Johnson wrote:
> On 14-Jun-2010, Kate > wrote:
>
>> Anyway, the reason I bring it up is that all my adult life I've
>> heard the song and dance about how true southern cornbread (and
>> hushpuppies, etc.) does not contain sugar. Southerners don't eat
>> it sweet. Well, the Farmer's Shed is in Lexington, SC a little
>> west of Columbia and not all too far from Georgia. You can't
>> get more Southern!
>>
>> One of the things they are famous for is their cornbread - which
>> contains sugar and even has brown sugar sprinkled on top before it
>> is baked. All the locals eating there were raving about how it was
>> just like home. So how do you explain that, pray tell.

>
> SC and WV may appear to be in the south; but, they are not real southerners
> - just posers.


Okay, I can see how you could say that about WV as it's right next
door to Ohio and PA. But SC is south of NC and Virginia, fer
cryin' out loud. How can you say SC is not real southern? Sheesh!

Kate

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Kate Connally
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What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?