Tag: Foodways

Mildred Council

Mildred Council

The Southern Oral History Program, introduced by Marcie Cohen Ferris & William R. Ferris

Mildred "Mama Dip" Council passed away on May 20, 2018, at the age of 89. This is a condensed and edited excerpt from her oral history with the Southern Oral History Program, conducted by Donna Clark in 1994. Listen to the full interview at sohp.org.

Studio Visit: Vivian Howard

Studio Visit: Vivian Howard

North Carolina Arts Council
An Evangelist for Bonefish

An Evangelist for Bonefish

Interview by Southern Cultures, with a film by Jesse Paddock and photos by Baxter Miller

My name is Ricky Moore, I’m the chef, owner, and chief rocker of Saltbox Seafood Joint located in Durham, North Carolina—Bull City, U.S.A. My family came from Riverdale and they all moved to New Bern—a little small town, very historic, it used to be the capital of North Carolina way back when. New Bern is situated on two rivers—the Neuse and the Trent.

Carry On, Corned Ham

Carry On, Corned Ham

Bill Smith, with illustrations by Beardy Glasses

This will probably be the last time that I hold forth at length about corned hams. This treasure of eastern North Carolina culture has been a cause of mine since I discovered that no one had ever heard of it outside of the three or four counties around where I grew up—New Bern in Craven County. Now, the world has taken notice and my work is done. Proof of this is found in the meat counters of the Piggly Wigglys, where ham is returning after an absence of many years. I give its appearance on an episode of PbS's A Chef 's Life the credit for this. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Hannah Mary’s Corn Pone

Hannah Mary’s Corn Pone

Bernard L. Herman, with illustrations by Nate Beaty
CUT IT CLEAN

CUT IT CLEAN

Sara Wood
Alongside Shrimp and Bluefish

Alongside Shrimp and Bluefish

Andrea Weigl
The Crabfather of Colington

The Crabfather of Colington

Georgann Eubanks, with illustrations by Natalie Nelson
The Fishing Village of McClellanville, South Carolina

The Fishing Village of McClellanville, South Carolina

Vennie Deas Moore
Georgia’s Wild Oyster Harvest

Georgia’s Wild Oyster Harvest

Essay and photos by André Gallant
Pageants, Po’ Boys, and Pork on a Stick

Pageants, Po’ Boys, and Pork on a Stick

Emily Roehl and Jeannette Vaught
“A Self-Inflicted Wound”

“A Self-Inflicted Wound”

Rebecca Bond Costa