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Ale-8-One Bottling Company – Winchester, KY
Annual Cane Grinding – Hamilton County, FL
Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams – Madisonville, TN
Buford HWY – Atlanta, GA
Gulf Coast Renaissance – Southern Louisiana
Mary’s Hot Tamales – Knoxville, TN
Seaver’s Bakery – Johnson City, TN
Southern Baking Traditions – West Georgia
A Tennessee Hog KillingWoodbury, TN
Yazoo Brewing Company, Linus Hall – Nashville, TN

Mary's Hot Tamales - Knoxville, TN

1931 E Magnolia Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
(865) 637-2033

An interview (in audio format, only) with owner Clara Robinson, March 2005. Interview and photographs by SFA member Fred Sauceman of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN

Listen to this 5-minute audio clip of Clara Robinson talking about her sister, Mary, and how they brought hot tamales to Tennessee from the Mississippi Delta. [Windows Media Player required. Go here to download the player for free.]

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