When he retired from the candy business, George Dillon moved to Boston, midway between Thomasville and Quitman, with a plan to become a farmer. But soon, with his wife Lucile at h ...

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A homemade treat is always a welcome holiday gift. Even folks who don't like accepting store-bought presents are pleased to be gifted with something as special as handcrafted candy. Fudge and divinity ...

Any self-respecting Southerner eats pecans, especially around the holiday season. You might not go to the trouble of shelling them, which is tedious considering the time it takes to dig the pieces out ...

In our holiday quest for Southern sweetness, we now give a nod of our sugar-loving heads to Karo corn syrups. Somewhat early in the product's history, its marketers helped popularize the recipe for ...