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The southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies, Georgia became the fourth state to be admitted into the Union in 1788. The state sits directly above Florida and is pinched between Alabama in the west and South Carolina to the east, leaving about a 100 mile strip of access to the Atlantic Ocean from Savannah in the north down to the border with Florida. Along the coast lies a stretch of coastal plains, marshlands, swamps, and Sea Islands that stretch into South Carolina and are known as the Lowcountry. Here, French and West African culinary traditions came together, resulting in a cuisine based on rice and the area's abundant seafood. Frogmore stew, for example, is a culinary creation credited to African-Americans of West African heritage known as the Gullah. If you use words like "goober" (for peanut) and "gumbo," you're speaking a bit of Gullah. Georgia produces more than 40 varieties of peach. Besides being the Peach State, Georgia is also renowned for its sweet Vidalia onions and peanuts. The rich-flavored pecan is another Georgian treat, particularly when converted into pies and pralines.
 

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Home Town: Marietta, Georgia, USA
Living In: Jasper, Alabama, USA
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Home Town: Rome, Georgia, USA
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Home Town: Buford, Georgia, USA
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Living In: Columbus, Georgia, USA
About me: I go from post to post with my Army husband and 2 children.
 

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Sweet Marie Bars

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2009 by MMOH 
I sent these to my husband in Iraq, and he told me that these got gobbled up before the rice crispy treats did. I'm glad I doubled the recipe! I wasn't picking up the peanut butter flavor as much as I liked so I added an extra half cup. I also used melted semi-sweet chocolate chips for the icing rather the what the recipe calls for since I didn't want them to go bad in the mail. I've since been asked to quadruple the recipe and send them again very soon.
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Fiery Pork Skewers

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2009 by MMOH 
Yum, I loved this. I wasn't able to grill these, so I made something similar to a stir-fry. I let my tenderloin marinate while I chopped a bell pepper, onion and mushrooms. I also added pineapple chunks and some minced garlic. It was very good, I'll make this for my husband when he redeploys.
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Yummy Sweet Potato Casserole

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2009 by PAINTONEDAY 
This is a must have on our Thanksgiving table. I do bake my potatoes as others have said, it does make a difference. If you really want to impress your company add a tablespoon of frozen orange juice concentrate to your mixture before adding the topping. Don't use regular OJ it makes the mixture too runny. Yummy!!!
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