As the topic of Smithfield Ham, etc. has excited a seemingly endless array of reflections on food in the South, I thought I'd direct folks to the Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization based in Oxford, Mississippi, which documents food traditions and the cultures that inform (and are informed by) them. Attached is the link to their website. http://www.southernfoodways.com/ Cheers, Bland Whitley To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html