If you ever watch the Food Channel, tune in to Paula Deen's show - she's a Southern girl, and every receipe starts with a stick of butter, a tub of sour cream, or a pint of heavy cream. Sometimes all of them at once. I LOVE that show, as much for her delight in these creations as for the receipes themselves. If she represents Southern cooking, I can believe these findings.
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