The Southerner's Handbook电子书

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Contents

Introduction: My Southern Education, by David DiBenedetto

Part One: Food

Why Southern Food Matters (So Much), by John T. Edge

Cast-Iron Care

Perfect Fried Chicken

Love Ya, Honey

Big Bad Buttermilk Biscuits, by chef John Currence

Supreme Sausage Gravy

Great Grits

The Ultimate Appetizer

Where There’s Smoke . . .

Boil Your Goobers

Mind over Mollusk

Okra, Meet Skillet

Know Your Barbecue Sauces

Wild for Ramps

Top-Secret Fish Batter

Essential Southern Cookbooks

Do-It-Yourself Charcoal

Queen Creole’s Roux

The South’s Dessert

A Mess of Greens

Go Whole Hog, by Jack Hitt

Part Two: Style

Secrets of a Southern Hostess, by Julia Reed

The Hard Truth about Cowboy Boots

How to Behave

Wear a Square

Finger Salutes, by Donovan Webster

Putting Pen to Paper

How to Tell a Great Story, by Roy Blount, Jr.

Party Like a Cajun

Nice Hat, Pardner

A Few Words about Seersucker

Get Invited Back

The Southern Woman’s Closet

The Southern Man’s Closet

Raise a Glass with Confidence

Rock a Pair of White Bucks

A Hat for the Derby

The Art of Goodbye, by Donovan Webster

Part Three: Drink

Drink Like a Southerner, by Jonathan Miles

New Orleans Classics

Authentic Dixie Lemonade

The Perfect Bar—and Why the South Has So Many of Them, by Guy Martin

Raise Your Bar

Have Punch, Will Party

Sweet Tea: A Love Story, by Allison Glock

A Sweet (Tea) Recipe

Absinthe Resurrected

The One and Only Mint Julep, by Jonathan Miles

Bitters, Barbecued

What Is Bourbon Anyway?

Three Odes to Bourbon:

Sipping Whiskey, by Roy Blount, Jr.

Respecting Reserve, by John T. Edge

Proud to Drink American, by chef John Currence

Part Four: Sporting & Adventure

Wisdom of the Field, by Guy Martin

Dove Moves

Fall Off a Horse

Tick Tricks

Take Your Best Shot, by David E. Petzal

Trout of the South

Old Blade, New Bite

Be a Better Derby Bettor

Net Results

The Fastest Way to Start a Fire

Grab a Frog

Our Natural Wonders

River Camping

The Bluegill Moon

Throw a Rope

For the Bird-Watchers

Wrestle an Alligator

The Secrets to a Great (Gun) Dog

A Bassmaster’s Secret Weapon

Close-Quarter Casts

Handling Snakes

Southern Sporting Dogs

Catch and Pick a Blue Crab

How to Talk to a Game Warden

Rules of the Road Trip, by Daniel Wallace

Part Five: Home & Garden

In Praise of the Southern Garden, by Robert Hicks

Shades of the South

Raising Yardbirds

A Taste for Heirlooms

The Perfect Tomato

The Five-Minute Guide to Collecting

Memories of a Southern Home, by Dominique Browning

The Year-Round Cutting Garden

Stocking Your Home Library

Rope Swing 101

Eat Your Kudzu

How to Make Tabby

A Southern Wreath

Silver with a Proper Shine

An Herb Garden with Southern Roots

Man vs. Weed, by Roy Blount, Jr.

Part Six: Arts & Culture

The Art of Place, by Allison Glock

Southernisms, by Daniel Wallace

Ten Lively Expressions

Songs of the South, by Donovan Webster

Five Essential Venues

Dance Like a Cowboy

The Church of Southern Football

The Crowded Canon of the South, by Hal Espen

The Truth about Robert Johnson and the Devil, by Ace Atkins

How to Talk Faulkner

Southern Dialects

Mardi Gras Like a Local

Instructions in the Blues

The Brilliance of Southern Folk Art, by Ace Atkins and Angela Moore Atkins

Make a Diddley Bow

The Great Southern Novel, by Daniel Wallace

Acknowledgments

About the Contributors

Index

The Southerner's Cookbook

About Garden & Gun Magazine

Books by the Editors of Garden & Gun

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher