South Carolina Back Road Restaurant Recipes Cookbook (Sample)
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South Carolina Back Road Restaurant Recipes Cookbook (Sample) Do you find that the hardest part of cooking for your family is coming up with what to cook? Great American Cookbooks can help make that so simple with easy-to-follow, delicious-tasting recipes from hometown cooks across the USA. Our goal is to provide everyday recipes for the everyday cook. That is why we strive to select the best recipes using ingredients most cooks already have in their kitchen. Just to give you an idea of the great cookbooks Great American has to offer, here is a small sample of South Carolina Back Road Restaurant Recipes Cookbook. Each book we produce is a full-color, top- quality cookbook with 200 to 300 wonderful family recipes. We also include interesting stories and articles that will bring you and your family hours of fun. Thank you for taking the time to view this Great American Cookbook Sample. A Cookbook & Restaurant Guide AnI¦a Musgrove Great American Publishers www.GreatAmericanPublishers.com toll-free 1-888-854-5954 Recipe Collection © 2018 by Great American Publishers ALL RIGHTS RESERVED All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Great American Publishers 171 Lone Pine Church Road • Lena, MS 39094 toll-free 1-888-854-5954 • www.GreatAmericanPublishers.com ISBN 978-1-934817-37-7 by Anita Musgrove First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Design by Nichole Stewart Layout by Nichole Stewart & Zak Simmons p22-23: Circa 1913 Shoeless Joe Jackson Fatima Cigarette Premium ©Fatima (Heritage Auctions), via Wikimedia Commons; Ty Cobb & Joe Jackson standing alongside each other, each holding bats ©Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons; Shoeless Joe Jackson (r.) of the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees’ Babe Ruth look at one of Babe’s home run bats in 1920 ©New York Daily News, via Wikimedia Commons; Shoeless Joe Jackson, Black Betsy in hand ©Charles M Conlon (Mears Auctions) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons • p32-33: Willowbrook Cemetery ©Thompkins Library-Tonya Guy • p46-47: Under bridge, Bridge and creek, Bridge and road ©Greenville County Parks and Recreation • p66-67: Water and rocks; Blue sign; Water spouts ©2010 Ben Truesdale and made available under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 license -- https://www.flickr. com/photos/1f2frfbf/; Church ©Kilodawg06, via Wikimedia Commons • p78-79: EdVenture ©Akhenaton06, via Wikimedia Commons • p92-93: Cotton bale; Horse and cotton ©South Carolina Cotton Museum • p106- 107 UFO Welcome Center, Bowman, SC ©mogollon_1 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/ photos/camas/ • p132-133: Mars Bluff Crater ©Kelly Michals • p142-143: Huey Cooper Statue ©alexpalkovich. com; Ronald McNair ©nasacommons -- https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/; Ronald McNair Statue © Efy96001 via Wikimedia Commons• p150-151: Atalaya and palms; Palm trees and windows ©Ron Osborne, The original uploader was Rono359 at English Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons; Atalaya back; Inside courtyard, north side ©Doug Coldwell CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons • p158-159: Building; Horse; Kitchen table; inside museum ©South Carolina Tobacco Museum • p174-175: Magnolia Plantation House; Purple flowers ©Elisa.rolle, via Wikimedia Commons, Sign; Bridge ©Doug Kerr, via Wikimedia Commons • p208-209: World’s Largest Sweet Tea ©Town of Summerville • p222-223: Fort Dorchester ©E. Karl Braun, via Wikimedia Commons; Church ruins ©Lazyksaw, via Wikimedia Commons Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in this book. However, dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Please call or visit websites for up-to-date information before traveling. To purchase books in quantity for corporate use, incentives, or fundraising, please call Great American Publishers at 888-854-5954. Preface . 6 Piedmont Region . 10 Midlands Region . .56 pee dee Region . 120 Lowcountry region . 160 Restaurant Index . .230 Recipe Index . .236 Are you packed? We are ready to pull out for South Carolina. I have the vehicle gassed up, but my little brown Mercury has been recalled, so she is not able to make the trip this time. No worries, I’m traveling in a rental to the best locally owned restaurants in The Palmetto State. I hope you will journey with me for this 8th edition of the State Back Road Restaurant Recipes Series. We’ll start in the Piedmont Region, located in the upper northwest corner of South Carolina. One of the best locally owned places to dine is Charlene’s Home Cooking, in the quaint community of Moore. Charlene’s serves some of the best soul food ever eaten. Owners Charlene and Mike Davis describe the food served as “cooking from the heart.” Charlene uses recipes that have been in her family for generations, like the Beef Stew (page 29) she so graciously shared with us. Need a place to stay while visiting the region? The Gray House in Starr is perfect for a nice stay and a delicious meal. The bed and breakfast is in a beautiful, turn-of-the-century home, beside which you can take a romantic stroll to see the gardens and tranquil pond. Try the Marinated Beef Fillet Tenderloin (page 45) for a taste of what is in store for your taste buds. The Whistle Stop at the American Café has the distinction of being the oldest restaurant in the region. Vickie Vernon Hawkins is the third-generation owner of the café. Miss Vickie’s Southern Pecan Pie (page 53) was handed down to Vickie’s mother, Delores Vernon, from her mother, Lillian Style. Now Vickie is sharing it with you. Talk about good. The first restaurant we’ll visit in the Midlands Region, in the center of the state, is Willie Sue’s in Sumter. Owner Ricky McLeod named his restaurant after his grandmother. Now, there is a grandson any grandmother would be proud to have! The restaurant was constructed using reclaimed wood from Sumter’s old railroad station and features historical pictures that recall a simpler time. Enjoy steaks that are cooked to perfection on Ricky’s one-of-a-kind wood grill. 6 Miller’s Bread Basket in Blackville serves home-cooked Amish-Mennonite-style dishes, like their Shoo-Fly Pie (page 69). The goal of the owners, Mervin and Anna Miller, is to preserve the theme of fresh, home-cooked meals that have been the staple of the restaurant since it opened in 1987. Ever wondered where UFOs stop for a bathroom break? (page 106) Did you know there is land that was deeded to Almighty God? (page 66) Are you tired of telling your kids to keep their hands to themselves everywhere you go? (page 78) You’ll find all this and more in the Midlands Region of South Carolina. Now, let’s travel to the Pee Dee Region. Love barbecue? Ball & Que Restaurant in Georgetown has been known for its ‘cue since 1970. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the rotating menu assures you a wide variety of choices, like cheese biscuits, chicken-fried steak—a favorite of my new traveling partner, Richard Shaw—and, my favorite, chicken and dumplings. Top it off withGrandma Mildred’s Coconut Pie (page 137), and you are set for the day. 7 The River’s Edge Restaurant in Cheraw invites you to take a seat at their table and enjoy meals just like Mom used to cook. Enjoy favorites like roast beef and meatloaf, and follow up with a large selection of scratch-made desserts that customers describe as “a bit of heaven.” Try the Lemon Icebox Pie (page 125)—the perfect dessert to end your meal on a sweet note. Are you an early riser? Then you will enjoy the Golden Egg Pancake House in Surfside Beach. The Golden Egg team always delivers on service and taste because they take no shortcuts to make great food. Enjoy their recipe for Pumpkin Pancakes (page 161). While you are there, visit Atalaya Castle (page 150) and Lake City, which is home to the Bean Market building, a bronze statue of Huey Cooper with his lucky rabbit’s foot, and the statue and tomb of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, who died aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Do you remember where you were when the Challenger exploded? Now, this brings us to the Lowcountry Region. Angel Oak Restaurant on Johns Island is a charming eatery serving outstanding Southern-style dishes. Their philosophy is simple—cook with only the freshest ingredients, and present them in a way that best represents the area. Try owner Jay’s recipe for Pimento Cheese Grits (page 199). Whether served as a side dish or the main dish, it is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. As we travel through Walterboro, we’ll discover if “country cookin’ makes you good lookin’.” Olde House Café serves down-home American fare, like seafood platters, rib-eye steaks, and delicious country breakfasts. Try their Potato Casserole (page 229) and check the mirror. If you don’t like what you see, don’t call me. At least the food will be good. Jack’s Cosmic Dogs in Mount Pleasant will always be close to my heart. This Alabama girl loves hot dogs. This place is exactly the kind of out-of-the-way, roadside stand my father, Ray Cantrell, and I loved to stop at when traveling together. Dad would have loved some Jack’s Blue Cheese Coleslaw (page 203) on the five (yes, FIVE!) dogs he always ate. Be sure to visit Jack’s Cosmic Dogs, where you’ll get the best hot dog around and so much more. While you travel the Lowcountry, don’t miss the tree that provides over 17,000 square feet of shade.