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Foodways are one of the most prevalant community-based art forms in the South. South Carolina history is strongly rooted in agriculture and food has long been an important aspect of economic and social life. From large rice plantations in the Lowcountry to family farms tucked in the hillsides of the Piedmont, food preparation was a large part of daily life. Parents taught children how to prepare vegetables and dress hogs. Different ethnic groups brought recipe variations with them when they settled throughout the state. Germans in the Midlands, French influences on the coast, and Scots-Irish in the Piedmont. More important, recipes synthesized African and Native American influences to create a wholly unique environment.

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St. Mary Magdalene Parish Annual Picnic | Digital Traditions - Episode 1 Origins of Burgoo | Digital Traditions 4

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  • Higher Education
Origins of Burgoo | Digital Traditions
Episode 4
Project advisor Jay Williams reads from the book “Tale of the Elk”. Williams organized and developed the exhibit “Southern Stews” in 2001.
Grendel Mill Hash House | Digital Traditions The Stump Meeting | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
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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  • Higher Education
Mr. B's BBQ | Digital Traditions
Episode 4
Co-owners Brantley Beach and Steve Jackson discuss the hash recipe in their restaurant on Johns Island, SC.
Sheep Stew | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
Sheep Stew | Digital Traditions
In the video, Sheep stewmaster Maxie Moore and stewmaster-in-training Johnny Hawthorne discuss passing on the sheep stew tradition. --- In the small rural town of Dundas, VA, there is a stew making...
Making Puddin' Pot | Digital Traditions 1

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  • Higher Education
Making Puddin' Pot | Digital Traditions
Episode 1
The Whetsell’s fix the puddin’ pot, the featured dish at the Indian Field Camp Meeting, held every year in St. George, SC.
Grendel Mill Hash House | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
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...