SC - food bashing

[Laura C. Minnick]

Siegfried Heydrich wrote:

>     And let me tell you, boiled peanuts with country ham & redeye gravy with
> cornpone and a mess o' greens . . . gives a man the strength to go forth and
> whup on that which needs to be whupped!

Like them damn Yankees? Ooops, sorry, I misspoke- y'all LOST THAT WAR!
 
>     Sieggy, who draws the line at grits, though

Ooh- and that must be why!

Ok- obligatory food content- do we know of any regional sorts of foods
in period that inspired similar patriotisms, besides leeks? 

'Lainie
don't blame me- I'm from the Upper Left Coast...