Tag Archives: The Delta

THE SOUTHERN SPREAD: Funeral Food

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The Southern Spread   by deborah fagan carpenter Our culture, our history, our spirit, and our hospitality are some of the ingredients. Southern foods are heavily influenced by African, English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Native-American cuisine, and although most of them … Continue reading →

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Good Night, Delta Son

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

 Thomas Rainer Lawrence September 6, 1939 – March 22, 2017   He was infuriating, exasperating, ill-tempered, impatient, opinionated, and foulmouthed. He was also a clever, funny, devoted, kind, generous, down-to-earth, practical, and wise counselor, mentor, and friend. Tom Lawrence was … Continue reading →

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THE YEAR WAS 1947

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Mary Prater

THE YEAR WAS 1947 By Tom Lawrence   My friend Billy and I were walking home from school on a warm October afternoon in 1947. The aroma of burning leaves filled the air, and there was just the hint of … Continue reading →

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Frog Gigging in a Rice Field by Tom Lawrence

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

Rice farming came to the Mississippi Delta in the early 1950’s.  There are basically two kinds of soil in the Delta; fine grained river silt that has been deposited by eons of spring flooding along the Mississippi River, known as … Continue reading →

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McCarty’s Gallery Restaurant by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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State of the art dining is what guests may expect at the Gallery Restaurant. Just as the McCarty Pottery Barn is a well-kept secret, so too, is their dining offering, which was established by Lee McCarty to give his pottery shoppers … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Tamale Trail by Mary Prater

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mary Prater

Growing up, I never knew that what I called a “hot tamale” wasn’t a food born and bred in Mississippi. The Delta Hot Tamale was as much a part of my southern upbringing as college football on Saturday and church … Continue reading →

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