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Monthly Archives: June 2017
SYMBOLS
SYMBOLS by Joe Goodell The term “symbol” is derived from the Greek “symbolon,” a pledge or sign by which one infers something abstract. A good example is the symbolic Bulldog which aptly infers the “Go Dawgs” spirit of Mississippi State … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Culture
Tagged Joe Goodell, Mississippi, Mississippi Symbols, southern culture
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Meat Loaf, Butternut Squash, and Peas
Meat Loaf, Butternut Squash, and Peasfrom Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield PATSY’S MEAT LOAF My family loves meat loaf, so whenever I make it, I make a lot so we can have leftovers for sandwiches. Here’s one way to do … Continue reading
Posted in Southfacin' Cook
Tagged exploring the south, patsy brumfield, porchscene, south facin cook, southern food
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, June 19, 2017 by Sally Mann
“To identify a person as a Southerner suggests not only that her history is inescapable and formative but that it is also impossibly present. Southerners live uneasily at the nexus between myth and reality, watching the mishmash amalgam of … Continue reading
OLD’ HANK’S CARR
Old’ Hank’s Carrby Gary Wright “Everything is so random there must be a pattern.” As the sun was rising on New Year’s Day about 65 years ago, a beautiful, shiny blue Cadillac pulled up the Hill, West Virginia hospital in … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South
Tagged 1952 Cadillac, Charles Carr, exploring the south, Gary Wright, Hank Williams, southern music
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, June 12, 2017
“Magic of Southern expressions? Similes and metaphorical allusions. They are the yellow highlighter of conversation.” ― Tim Heaton
Posted in Written With a Southern Accent
Tagged exploring the south, southern culture, southern literature, southern speak, southern writers, the south
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SWEET POTATOES OR YAMS?
Sweet Potatoes or Yams? by Joe Goodell I do not know how many sweet potatoes are harvested every year in North Carolina. There are reports of the number being greater than that for Mississippi. So we appreciate that it … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Food
Tagged exploring the south, Joe Goodell, Mississippi, southern cuisine, southern food, southfacin' cook
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