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My wife is South Carolina born & raised (Charleston), and introduced me to a wonderful mustard-based bar-b-que sauce called "Maurice's", which is marketed by Maurice Bessinger, who owns "Piggy Park" in Columbia, the capitol city. Without a doubt, the best I have ever had. However, since Maurice is so outspoken in his beliefs and his Southern heritage, the NAACP decided that he was a racist,and urged people in the Carolinas to not only boycott his restaurants, but also his products. It was pulled from the shelves at Piggly Wiggly, Food Lion, Winn Dixie, WalMart, KMart, and nearly all others, and now is only available at his restaurant and on-line from his website. It is a shame, isn't is, that in this new millenium, one cannot express his beliefs and not be persecuted for them? Whatever happened to freedom of speech and expression? BTW, did I mention he still, to this day, flys a Confederate Battle Flag on his restaurant? The South WILL rise again!

When I was a teenager I met Mrs. Hines, the widow of Duncan Hines. Up to that point I'd assumed it was a made-up name. I recently found out that Mr. Hines had been a famous restaurant reviewer that had lent his name to the cake mix.