2. ALL OF THESE SOFT DRINKS WERE CREATED
IN THE SOUTH
PEPSI-COLA:
1889,
NORTH CAROLINA
COCA-COLA:
1886,
ATLANTA,
GEORGIA DR PEPPER:
1880s,
WACO, TEXAS
SUNNY DELIGHT:
1963,
FLORIDA MOUNTAIN DEW:
1940,
TENNESSEE
3. AND SO WERE THESE, WHICH IN THE SOUTH ARE
STILL FAMOUS
*R.C. COLA:
1905,
GEORGIA RED ROCK COLA:
1885,
ATLANTA,
GEORGIA
BIG RED CREAM
SODA:
1937,
WACO, TEXAS
BARQ’S FAMOUS
OLDE TYME ROOT
BEER:
1897,
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
*R.C. – ROYAL CROWN
4. IN THE ’50s, R.C. COLAAND MOON PIES
WERE A POPULAR “WORKING MAN’S
LUNCH” IN THE SOUTH.
5. SWEET TEA IS PROBABLY THE
MOST TRADITIONAL
SOUTHERN BEVERAGE.
IN THE EARLY 1900s, SWEET TEA WAS
CONSIDERED A LUXURY DUE TO THE
EXPENSIVE NATURE OF TEA, ICE AND
6. SWEET TEA IS MADE BY
ADDING SUGAR TO BLACK TEA WHILE IT’S STILL
HOT.
WHEN THE TEA COOLS OFF, IT IS SERVED WITH
ICE AND A LEMON SLICE OR A SPRIG OF MINT:
THE PERFECT DRINK ON A HOT SUMMER DAY IN
THE SOUTH.
7. THE MAKING OF BOURBON WHISKEY IS
TRADITIONAL IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
THERE ARE MANY SMALL DISTILLERIES IN
KENTUCKY THAT PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY
BOURBON.
AMERICAN WHISKEY IS A PRODUCT OF THE
SOUTH, MOSTLY TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
8. PECAN PIE IS MADE FROM PECAN NUTS
GROWN IN THE AREA AROUND
LOUISIANA, TEXAS, ARKANSAS AND
MISSISSIPPI.
IT BECAME FAMOUS AS A THANKSGIVING
DESSERT IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
PECANS ARE USED IN PRALINE CANDY.
9. MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE IS A CHOCOLATE
PIE-CAKE WITH A CHOCOLATE CRUST
AND A CHOCOLATE SAUCE ON TOP OF
A CHOCOLATE CRUST, WITH VANILLA
ICE CREAM.
IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THE
MUDDY BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.
10. SWEET POTATO PIE IS MADE WITH MASHED
SWEET POTATOES (BATATAS), MILK SUGAR
AND EGGS, AND OTHER SPICES SUCH AS
NUTMEG.
IT WAS PROBABLY FIRST MADE BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN SLAVE
