Source: Drew Jackson, NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/8/17


Jamie DeMent comes from a great plate-making tradition, that pillar of Southern hospitality that dictates whenever a family member or friend, stranger or preacher happens by and crosses the threshold, they’re immediately invited to make a plate, to fill it with whatever feast sits in the refrigerator or on the kitchen counter.  From a half-dozen dishes covered with plastic wrap, anyone could feel that they were expected and welcome.

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