The secret to great fried chicken really is a secret, guarded closely by those who have mastered the balance of crunch and savor that has made the dish one of the most craved in the Southern canon.
Increased interest in drinking local plus recent revisions in state laws have paved the way for a boom in licensed distilleries.
Seed farmers are the unsung heroes of the garden world, and their work is often hidden from casual home gardeners who flip through seed catalogues or pick up seed packets each spring.
City chicken keepers face challenges that those in the country do not, and it takes some effort to create a barnyard-quality life in an urban setting.
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