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North Carolina

One of the original Thirteen Colonies, the Tar Heel State squeezes itself between Virginia and South Carolina on the Atlantic Seaboard. The nickname “Tar Heel” harkens back to colonial times when North Carolina was a major exporter of tar, pitch, and turpentine. Modern North Carolinians have good naturedly turned what was initially a pejorative into a welcome, unpretentious nickname. No state in the Union produces more sweet potatoes than North Carolina. They are the official state vegetable. The official berries are strawberry and blueberry, but the overall state fruit nod goes to the Scuppernong grape. In a region known for barbecue, North Carolina stands out. Here in the “Cradle of ’Cue,” barbecue fanatics can follow a Barbecue Trail that hits 25 of the state’s most important barbecue joints. If you're eating barbeque in the Carolinas, chances are pretty good that you're enjoying pulled pork shoulder, cooked long and low over flavor-forging wood smoke.

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Coffee Date Bread

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by pampered_dawn

Awesome bread! I took another reviewers suggestion and used brown sugar - but only half white/half brown. I am definitely going to be making this again, soon!

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Corn Dog Muffins

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by BoneyardDiva

Not sweet enough, in my opinion. When I think of corn dogs, I think of a sweet honey coating. These muffins weren't sweet & they weren't fluffy. I won't be making them again.

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