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Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread is a sweet bread made with canned biscuits. It’s a quick and easy to make breakfast treat.

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Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is a legendary New Orleans dessert made with warm bananas, brown sugar, brandy and banana liqueur served warm over vanilla ice cream.

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Pimento Cheese

Pimento cheese is eaten as an appetizer on crackers, as a sandwich and for making pimento cheeseburgers in South Carolina.

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Strawberry Cobbler

For the crust:

1 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons cold butter
3/4 cup milk

For the filling:

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup unbleached aa[[ purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 quarts fresh strawberries, stemmed and cut in [...]

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Peach Crumb Pie

For the crust:
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/4) pound butter, cut into small pieces
3 tablespoons ice water
For the filling:
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Pinch of black pepper
2 pounds peaches, peeled, pitted and cut into wedges (about 3 cups)
For [...]

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Autumn Butter

Delicious any time of year.
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup softened butter
Mix together in medium bowl. Serve on hot biscuits or pound cake.
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Squirrel Dumplings

This is an excellent way to cook old squirrels, which are too tough for Frying.
2 squirrels
1 quart buttermilk
2cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Dash of black pepper
Dumplings:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
1 cup buttermilk
Skin and gut squirrels, removing any shot. Wash thoroughly in cold water Cut into serving pieces and place [...]

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2 pounds pork maw
2 tablespoons salt
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
4 stalks celery, finely chopped, divided
4 small onions, finely chopped, divided
4 small green bell peppers, cored, seeded and finely chopped, divided
5 pounds precooked chitins
Wash the pork maw thoroughly in several changes of cold water and [...]

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Muffaletta Sandwich

Makes 6 servings.
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup chopped green olives stuffed with pimientos
1 cup pitted and chopped “black-ripe” olives or Calamatas
1/2 cup roasted sweet red peppers, chopped
1 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 pound salami
1/2 pound provolone cheese
1/2 pound mild cheese
1/3 pound mortadella
1/3 pound prosciutto
Cook’s note: The roasted [...]

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This recipe is a sumptuous introduction to the cooking of the South Carolina Low Country around Charleston.

8 quail, fresh or frozen
4 [...]

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