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How ‘y’all’ took over modern English : NPR
July 16, 20255:00 AM ET, Heard on All Things Considered By Bill Chappell 2-Minute Listen Transcript Sorry, yinz. Fuhgeddaboudit, you guys: In the past 20 years or so, “y’all” has gone from being a Southernism to become America’s favorite way to use the second person plural, according to linguists. “Y’all has won,” says Paul E. Reed,…
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(331) Blast from the Past: Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe | How to Make Deviled Eggs – YouTube
Blast from the Past: Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe | How to Make Deviled Eggs 22,507 views Apr 7, 2022 Southern Deviled Eggs Recipe – Paula’s [Paula Deen] showing how to make deviled eggs Southern style. It’s the perfect Southern side dish or appetizer recipe for any gathering! (331) Blast from the Past: Southern Deviled Eggs…
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The Real Places That Gave Rise to Southern Fictions | The New Yorker
By Casey Cep, January 12, 2022 There is a cheap way of invoking the American South—common to country songs and television shows and pulpy novels—that involves setting the scene with cornfields or battlefields and setting the table with gravy and grits. You know that you’re in the midst of it when an otherwise deracinated character…
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A St. Patrick’s Day Classic: Corned Beef & Cabbage – Paula Deen
By The PD Web Team Corned Beef & Cabbage is a classic St. Patrick’s Day dish, and this recipe, which features a Southern twist, is an easy one to make. That should free up your time and brainpower for enjoying the rest of your festivities. Does easy, delicious, and festive sound like a winning combination…
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John D. MacDonald’s Mission to Save Florida | CrimeReads
“Last fall, as part of the annual Bouchercon celebration of mysteries and their authors, one panel was devoted to discussing a writer who’s been dead for three decades and a character who last appeared in a book when Reagan was in the White House. One of the panelists, Ace Atkins (The Sinners) showed up in…
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Paul Theroux Deep South; More World War I Sites
Author Paul Theroux shares the insights he gleaned about America from the people he met in the small towns and backroads of the Deep South. Then history professor Mark D. Van Ells returns with more suggestions for visiting places that honor the sacrifices of Allied troops in World War I. For more information on Travel…
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The Foxfire Book Series That Preserved Appalachian Foodways : The Salt : NPR
Foxfire started as a class project at a Georgia high school in the ’60s, but soon became a magazine, then a book, and even a way of teaching about the region’s simple, self-sustaining way of life. Source: The Foxfire Book Series That Preserved Appalachian Foodways : The Salt : NPR
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How I Mastered the Art (and Politics) of Cornbread Dressing – The New York Times
Navigating the treacherous shoals of Southern custom, class, region — and Grandma. Source: How I Mastered the Art (and Politics) of Cornbread Dressing – The New York Times
