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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.

Content is provided by McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina.

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Hwy 34 VFD Hash | Digital Traditions 1

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  • Higher Education
Hwy 34 VFD Hash | Digital Traditions
Episode 1
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.
Willie Lee Williams Photos | Digital Traditions Hash Ingredients | Digital Traditions 2

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  • Higher Education
Hash Ingredients | Digital Traditions
Episode 2
Willie Lee “Huddie” Williams and his hash cooking team add a series of ingredients to the famous Williams’ Family Reunion hash.
Dennis Stormer

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  • Higher Education
Dennis Stormer
Stewmaster Dennis Stormer prepares Frogmore Stew.
Hash Delivery | Digital Traditions 4

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  • Higher Education
Hash Delivery | Digital Traditions
Episode 4
Cecil Smith of the Hwy 34 VFD delivers hash to neighbor Kevin Flick, who discusses hash as a South Carolina tradition.
Rodney Long | Digital Traditions

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  • Higher Education
Rodney Long | Digital Traditions
Rodney Long is from a well-known family barbecue tradition from Newberry County. This tradition grew out of the Fourth of July and Labor Day barbecues his family held when Rodney was a child. These...