Company in good B EACH PICNICS, BACKYARD COOKOUTS, WEEKEND potlucks—there’s nothing like gathering with friends and family in South Carolina’s warm weather while lingering over a homemade meal. Make your own new tradition with these iconic South Carolina dishes. DEVILED CRAB Abundant in South Carolina’s Lowcountry from spring through summer, crabs are beloved for their sweet, tender meat, and this dish showcases this delicacy with several other quintessentially Southern ingredients. Recipes vary but expect to see lump crab meat, breadcrumbs, Duke’s mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, ketchup, butter, lemon and fresh herbs mixed together— and then stuffed back into the individual crab shells before baking. (Hint: It’s perfect for hand-held eating.) crowd favorite. Spoon out a few scoops straight from the baking dish and generously top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. FROGMORE STEW Also known as Lowcountry Boil, Frogmore Stew (which hails from the St. Helena Island fishing community named Frogmore) is a one-pot dish of shrimp, corn on the cob, new potatoes and smoked sausage. This large format meal is typically served on newspaper, making it perfect for a casual backyard get together. PEACH COBBLER A glorious mishmash of juicy, locally grown peaches simmered with sugar and water, then baked atop a bed of buttery homemade batter, this dessert is a no-fuss CHICKEN BOG It’s easy to feed a crowd when you cook up a giant pot of this Lowcountry staple, whose unusual name nods to the soupiness—or, shall ADOBESTOCK/ROMAN SAMOKHIN we say, bogginess?—of the Did You Know? South Carolina produces more peaches than any other state on the East Bluffton Coast—even more than Georgia! 12
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