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James Workman Photos | Digital Traditions

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James Workman Photos | Digital Traditions
James Workman, owner of Workman’s Restaurant and Catering in Greenwood, S.C., makes a beef and pork hash typical of the Greenwood hash tradition. Known by his customers and friends as, “the hardest...
Willie Lee Williams Photos | Digital Traditions

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Willie Lee Williams Photos | Digital Traditions
The Ben and Sue Williams’ Family Reunion in Varnville, S.C. is a large affair where people come from all around to taste the famous Williams’ hash. This is a hogshead/liver mix hash cooked without...
The Joy Drive-In Photos | Digital Traditions

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The Joy Drive-In Photos | Digital Traditions
David Phillips, owner of Joy Drive-In in Gaffney, South Carolina, traces the upstate hash tradition to two sources: farmers who supplemented their income by selling hash on the weekends and the...
Puddin' Pot Photos | Digital Traditions

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Puddin' Pot Photos | Digital Traditions
The Puddin’ Pot is the folk heritage traditional foodway served on the first Monday the Indian Field Camp Meeting each September. Made in a large iron kettle, different parts of the pig’s head are...
Just More Barbecue Photos | Digital Traditions

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Just More Barbecue Photos | Digital Traditions
Don Quattlebaum, owner of Just More Barbecue in Pendleton, SC, adapted his father’s family recipe for “low country hash” to suit the tastes of people in the Upstate region. Quattlebaum remembers...
Greenwood County Hash | Digital Traditions

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Greenwood County Hash | Digital Traditions
The Greenwood area of South Carolina is home to many Upstate hash traditions. One “origin story” concerns the altercation between Rep. Preston Brooks of South Carolina and Sen. Summers of...
Frogmore Stew | Digital Traditions

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Frogmore Stew | Digital Traditions
The South Carolina Lowcountry, embracing the Sea Islands and the Coastal Plain, is home to a broad range of culinary traditions. Greatly influenced by French, English, African-American, and Native...
Brunswick Stew Photos | Digital Traditions

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Brunswick Stew Photos | Digital Traditions
Brunswick, Georgia or Brunswick County, Virginia - who had the first Brunswick stew? One of six roadside historical markers going into Brunswick County, VA boldly makes the claim for Virginia. The...
Ninety Six Canning Company | Digital Traditions The Stump Meeting  | Digital Traditions

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The Stump Meeting | Digital Traditions
William Jennings Bryan Dorn and his son Johnson Dorn talk of the hash served at “stump meetings” held on W.J.B. Dorn’s estate during his political years.
 Mr. B's BBQ  | Digital Traditions 4

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Mr. B's BBQ | Digital Traditions
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Co-owners Brantley Beach and Steve Jackson discuss the hash recipe in their restaurant on Johns Island, SC.
Ninety Six Canning Company | Digital Traditions Grendel Mill Hash House  | Digital Traditions

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Grendel Mill Hash House | Digital Traditions
Jerry Gantt shows the site of the Grendel Mill hash house. Beth Rembert recalls working at the hash house as a child. Sharon Deas’ father, Charles Flinn, was the hashmaster at the Grendel Mill hash...
 Hwy 34 VFD Hash | Digital Traditions 1

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Hwy 34 VFD Hash | Digital Traditions
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Cecil Smith describes the responsibilities and schedule of the hash crews. Hashmaster Melvin Fouchee relates how he came to learn the recipe from Ike Berry.