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Dig into Arkansas favorites such as beans and cornbread

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The region in which European settlers were greeted with unimaginable natural abundance was simultaneously the place where enslaved Africans vigilantly preserved cultural memory in cuisine and Native Americans held tight to kinship and food traditions despite mass expulsions

Soul Food Advisor: Recipes and Tips for Authentic Southern Cooking Bryant Terry the beans absorb flavor fromAuthor: Cassandra Harrell Cassandra Harrell remembers watching her grandmother, Big Mama, fry hot water corn bread in a well seasoned cast iron skillet on her electric stove. Only four years old, Harrell had to crawl onto a kitchen chair to see the yellow cornmeal batter skillfully dropped into sizzling oil. Once fried to a golden brown, the bread was served with one of Big Mama's many delicious meals like a plate of turnip greens and smoked meat or a