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SOUTH CAROLINA SOUVENIRS TO SAVOR Bring home the distinctive flavors of South Carolina with gourmet food products that use local ingredients harvested from across the state, from the verdant pastures to the coastal salt marshes. Geechie Peachie Cobbla by Gullah Gourmet Bring home Charleston’s beloved dishes with this company’s premade spices, dips and mixes, including this easy cobbler mix that calls for peaches and a bit of milk to transform into a delicious dessert. Cane Syrup from Lavington Farms Hand-harvested from sugar cane on a family farm in South Carolina’s coastal ACE Basin, fresh sugar cane juice is simmered in a cast iron kettle over an open fire until it thickens into this rich amber syrup. Bourbon Barrel Smoked Flake from Bulls Bay Saltworks Savor the sweet and smoky flavor of these dark salt crystal flakes—harvested from the clean waters of Bulls Bay, solar evaporated on a homestead in McClellanville and then smoked with aged oak bourbon barrels. Famously Hot Beef Jerky by Two Brothers Jerky Crushed red peppers, citrus and garlic bring the heat to each bag of this Columbia-made jerky, crafted from 100% organic grass-fed beef for a lean, chewy snack packed with flavor. Pecan Brittle by Young Plantations This century-old pecan farm in Florence churns out beloved Southern treats, from brown sugar-coated praline pecans to this crunchy, golden brittle embedded with pieces of premium pecans. Grits from Colonial Milling Co. This 18thcentury mill in Spartanburg is known for its use of heirloom corn varietals—Hawkins Prolific white corn and Hickory King yellow corn—resulting in stone-ground grits bursting with only-in-SC flavor. Benne Wafers by Olde Colony Bakery Sweet meets salty with these delicately thin, toasted sesame cookies, which have been a staple in the Lowcountry for centuries—ever since benne (the Bantu word for sesame) was brought from Africa. This bakery in Mount Pleasant has been making them for more than 70 years.
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