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The Southerner’s Handbook

Entertaining

Secrets of a Southern Hostess

How to win friends and charm guests, one deviled egg at a time

Arts & Culture

Ten Lively Southern Expressions

These phrases will have you grinning like a possum eating a sweet potato

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Homegrown Wisdom

A few words on Southern ingenuity

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Make Your Own BBQ Bitters

Your secret ingredient for the perfect Bloody Mary and more

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Accessorize

Five wardrobe essentials that add polish without primping

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Wear White Bucks

Sid Mashburn sets the standard (and the rules) for wearing these classic shoes

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How to Master the Pocket Square

A staple of old-school Southern dress code

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How to Mind Your Manners

The quandaries of Southern etiquette

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Build a Library

Five essential Southern books

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How to Find the Good Stuff

Elevate your antiquing to the next level

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Throw a Crawfish Boil

A one-pot Louisiana feast

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How to Tell a Great Story

The secrets of a Southern orator

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Find a Brook Trout Hole

Bring your flies, a pole, and a map

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Bet the Kentucky Derby

Secrets to betting on the greatest horse race of them all

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Grab a Frog Like a Cajun

Learn to do it the Atchafalaya Basin way

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How to Take Your Best Shot

The tricks to becoming a good shot

The Southerner's Handbook

How to Drink with Style

Drink like a Southerner

Food & Drink

How to Boil Peanuts

The Southern roadside staple

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How to Cook a Whole Hog

The art of a proper eighteen-hour pig roast

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How to Fry Chicken Skins

Expert tricks for preparing a perfectly crispy snack