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nicolescottdurham

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A set of picklebacks with extra pickle flavor.

Drinks

Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

Cornmeal johnnycakes topped with honey.

Prepared Foods

Johnnycakes

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.

An modern rendition of Shit on a Shingle from The Royal American in Charleston, South Carolina.

Prepared Foods

Shit on a Shingle

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

Cheerwine, since 1917.

Drinks

Cheerwine

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

Taylor ham, a vegetable omelet, and cheese on a kayser roll.

Meats & Animal Products

Pork Roll

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."

The frosting on Yule log cakes is combed to resemble bark.

Sweets

Yule Log Cake

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Pineapple-banana-cherry-coconut-flavored Orbitz.

Drinks

Orbitz

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Shoofly pie a la mode in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Sweets

Shoofly Pie

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Delicious vanilla snow cream, made from snow, vanilla extract, and condensed milk.

Sweets

Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

Poke Cake

Sweets

Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Boiled Green Peanuts

Prepared Foods

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

A breaded scrapple and egg sandwich.

Prepared Foods

Scrapple

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

No pig pickin' is complete without a pig pickin' cake.

Sweets

Pig Pickin' Cake

The Southern barbecue staple offers a sweet, tropical chaser to the main course.

Beer Can Chicken

Prepared Foods

Beer Can Chicken

This bird comes with a brew inside.

Taylor Ham Ice Cream

Sweets

Taylor Ham Ice Cream

New Jersey’s favorite breakfast meat forms the salty spine of this summer sweet.

Boilo

Drinks

Boilo

Christmas in Northeast Pennsylvania calls for “the Champagne of the Coal Region.”

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

Drinks

Coca-Cola and Peanuts

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Butter Molds

Gastro

Butter Molds

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

Boost!

Drinks

Boost!

South Jersey's signature syrup has been flavoring sodas and shakes for more than a century.

Maror in three forms: a mixture of grated horseradish, beets, and sugar; endive lettuce; and horseradish root.

Gastro

Maror

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.

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