Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

I'm currently reading Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor's book, "Vibration Cooking: Or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl".

This book takes the reader on a trip to the low country region of South Carolina/Georgia, where the Gullah People, for whom Vertamae descends, speak "Geechee", a heavily accented dialect of English with Gullah influences.

A few notes: I prefer making this recipe with Vidalia onions to give it a wonderfully sweet flavor. You can add herbs, your favorite cheese, or a handful of bacon or ham before cooking. But I urge you to make it Vertamae's way the first time. It's simple and del...