Southern Cast Iron

Heirlooms in the Bayou State

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I grew up on the River Road in St. James, Louisiana, where the bayous that led into the nearby swamplands had names like Traverse and Chevreuil. The swamp was full of delicacies that would fill our cast-iron pots: the dark meat of alligator legs, the white tenderloin of alligator tail, bullfrogs

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