Just a Pinch of South

For those of us who grew up in the South but have moved elsewhere, we love our roots and all they have provided. There's a lot that I've come to appreciate about the South. But let's be honest, most of us don't want to go back to "full Southern." We're happy with just a pinch here and there to add flavor to the life we live now. If you are not a Southerner, perhaps you'll come to better appreciate the little gifts the American South has given and continues to give our culture. This blog is written by Elizabeth Bloodworth. Find out more about me at elizabethbloodworth.com. Photos are not mine unless specified. Email me at justapinchofsouth @ gmail dot com. I tweet at @apinchofsouth and my other tumblr is called "everythingthatdoesntfitelsewhere" which is just what it sounds like.

Posts tagged sign

Feb27

I’m glad I came to bourbon a little later in my (drinking) life. I have a friend who exclusively drank bourbon and Coke when she was in college and it kind of ruined her for it now. Perhaps a few a too many bad run-ins with the cheap stuff to appreciate, say, a glass of Pappy. I don’t have that problem.  I gravitated towards my grandmother’s drink, gin and tonic, initially, not the brown liquors. But now, with my, uh, advanced years, a big, fancy slow-melting ice cube in a glass with some bourbon poured over it? Genuis.

I’m glad I came to bourbon a little later in my (drinking) life. I have a friend who exclusively drank bourbon and Coke when she was in college and it kind of ruined her for it now. Perhaps a few a too many bad run-ins with the cheap stuff to appreciate, say, a glass of Pappy.

I don’t have that problem.  I gravitated towards my grandmother’s drink, gin and tonic, initially, not the brown liquors. But now, with my, uh, advanced years, a big, fancy slow-melting ice cube in a glass with some bourbon poured over it? Genuis.

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I started collecting tin soft drink signs when I was a teenager. My mom had a small design and antiques business, so she spent a lot of time with pickers (yes, I knew that term long before the eponymous TV show), at estate sales, flea/antique markets (there’s an excellent one in Atlanta called Scott’s), and antique stores. I tagged along. Growing up, I wasn’t interested in “real” antiques, but I did like early 20th century items. Many things I liked weren’t the price range of a teenager, but some drink signs were, and I began collecting them. Some people collect any and all Coca-Cola signs. That’s where I started, and I have several, but what I really grew to love are the more obscure drinks (ones like Diet-Rite, Pop Kola, etc.) and interesting graphics or type-face. I don’t actively collect signs these days. I have visions of hanging the best in my NYC apartment. But shipping hassles, differing roommate aesthetics, and the like have kept the best ones in Atlanta. For now.

I started collecting tin soft drink signs when I was a teenager. My mom had a small design and antiques business, so she spent a lot of time with pickers (yes, I knew that term long before the eponymous TV show), at estate sales, flea/antique markets (there’s an excellent one in Atlanta called Scott’s), and antique stores. I tagged along.

Growing up, I wasn’t interested in “real” antiques, but I did like early 20th century items. Many things I liked weren’t the price range of a teenager, but some drink signs were, and I began collecting them.

Some people collect any and all Coca-Cola signs. That’s where I started, and I have several, but what I really grew to love are the more obscure drinks (ones like Diet-Rite, Pop Kola, etc.) and interesting graphics or type-face.

I don’t actively collect signs these days. I have visions of hanging the best in my NYC apartment. But shipping hassles, differing roommate aesthetics, and the like have kept the best ones in Atlanta. For now.

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I love this sign, but it confuses me. They buy pecans? Are there a lot of roving pecan salesmen around there? Secondly, why fish and pecans? This is an odd combination unless you’re doing like a pecan crust on a trout or something. This sign is kinda nuts. Get it? [groan] scuffalong: Fish & pecans. Cloutierville LA, Jul 1. (c) LY Henderson

I love this sign, but it confuses me. They buy pecans? Are there a lot of roving pecan salesmen around there?

Secondly, why fish and pecans? This is an odd combination unless you’re doing like a pecan crust on a trout or something.

This sign is kinda nuts. Get it? [groan]

scuffalong:

Fish & pecans. Cloutierville LA, Jul 1.

(c) LY Henderson

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