Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of guest columns about summer food memories. Submit your personal food memory of summer and its tasty delights by emailing me through the contact button at the top of the page.   By Jane Milza, Guest columnist It was a sultry, sunny Saturday afternoon when, for the first time, [...]

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by Scott Simmons, columnist My great-grandmother, Lilla Chason Griffin, was a practical woman. Granny, born in 1888, made her own mops from cornhusks, and brooms from the broomstraw that grew along the roadsides. She matched her feed and flour sacks to fabric she already had to make dresses, aprons and such. It wasn’t easy living [...]

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Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about summertime food memories. Share yours with me — email it to Jan@JanNorris.com with “Summertime eats” in the subject line. If possible, please include a photo of yourself or your family as an attached .jpg.  If your story is published, you have a chance to [...]

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Editor’s note: This is one in a series of “Summertime Eats” guest columns. We’d’ love to have your favorite summertime food story — submit yours by email to: Jan@JanNorris.com. Write “Summertime Eats” in the subject line and if possible, include a .jpg of yourself. If published, you could win one of my cookbooks. By Larry [...]

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Editor’s note: This is one in my “Summertime Eats” series of guest blogs. Share your favorite memories of summertime foods and places with me by emailing your story to: Jan@JanNorris.com, subject: Summertime Eats. Attach a photo of yourself or the food as a .jpg if possible. A few of you will win one of my cookbooks if your story [...]

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