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GETTING TO KNOW Mayonnaise
Simply put, mayonnaise is a thick emulsion of oil, egg, and an acid such as vinegar or lemon juice. As ubiquitous as ketchup or mustard, it’s among the most common condiments in America today, found in refrigerator jars, tabletop squeeze bottles, and
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Coleslaw Potato Salad
WHEN YOU’RE LOADING up your plate at a cookout, it’s part of the experience to get a little barbecue sauce on your cornbread, some baked beans elbowing your mac and cheese, or a little coleslaw in your potato salad. The last of these combos is the in
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Savory Benne Wafers
AMONG THE MANY foods that have shaped the culinary heritage of Charleston and the Low-country of South Carolina are the tiny benne seed and its descendent, the sesame seed. “Benne” is a West African name for these potent seeds. Benne seeds came to co

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