DASH TO FREEDOM –CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH! “The first sunbeams glowed upon … the blossoming hedges along the rectangular dikes. What were those black dots which everywhere appeared? Those moist meadows had become alive with human heads, and along each narrow path came a straggling file of men and women, all on a run for the river-side” …
“HOW MUCH AM I OFFERED FOR THIS GOOD COOK? SHE IS AN EXCELLENT COOK:CAN MAKE THREE KINDS OF MOCK TURTLE SOUP FROM BEEF, FOWLS OR FISH” The above is an excerpt from the Charleston Courier on March 22, 1865 recounting the Freedmen’s Jubilee Parade, which featured a black man on a float with a woman …
Tour Charleston SC – Celebrate Charleston Food and Wine -enjoy Mock Turtle Soup! Read More »
Charleston walking tours are trending to include more African American History as well as Women’s History. Miriam Wilson came to Charleston in the 1930s, a single woman from Ohio who amassed a collection of slavery related items. Her story is both unique and compelling. As a child, I clearly remember seeing the spiked collars. Come …
Charleston African American History Tours – The fascinating story of Miriam Wilson. Read More »
When I was younger , in a simpler time pre-Hugo, Shrimp and Grits was a Lowcountry breakfast dish. Of course today it has emerged as a signature dish along with She Crab Soup and Huguenot Torte. It is delicious, and there are numerous excellent versions to be found around town. The version at the Marina …
Charleston Shrimp and Grits – My Very Own Shrimp and Grits Recipe, Read More »
