Tag Archives: American South

Tabasco Sauce: Taste An American Legend

After the American Civil War, the crop harvests in my homeland of the South were paltry. As a result, the people of the region had a bland and monotonous diet. To give the Southern table a little more flavor & spice, Edmund McIlhenny of New Iberia, Louisiana cooked up a hot sauce recipe… Continue reading

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The New Sound of the South

One of my favorite magazines, Garden & Gun, has published a playlist of The New Sound of the South. Listening to this, y’all can easily understand why my homeland, the American South, is the birthplace of all great music including rock ‘n’ … Continue reading

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The Seersucker Suit

The seersucker suit is often worn by men in the American South during the summer months.  The suit is made from an all-cotton, woven fabric in which some threads are crimped together to give the striped fabric a half-wrinkled appearance … Continue reading

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