Barbecue is the first that comes to mind, but everyone is getting into the act now -- it's a national phenomenon now. One scent that always takes me back to my childhood is honeysuckle! Jean > > From: David Kiracofe <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2007/01/11 Thu PM 06:57:33 EST > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: southern tastes and other sesnes? > > My mother always called it "poor horse" (to make fun of Daddy), but we > all ate it. > We've all been talking about the tastes of the south (and I guess > Pennsylvania and Virginia Germans--our Kiracofes came over as George > III's mercenaries, but stayed around because they found plenty of > Germans here), what about the smells?: all this talk of ham, and stew > and panhaus -- we get some pretty distinctive southern smells (don't > forget collards!). What are some other smells we associate with the > south? > > David > > > David Kiracofe > History > Tidewater Community College > Chesapeake Campus > 1428 Cedar Road > Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 > 757-822-5136 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html