Southern_Living_June_2017

JUNE 2017 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM

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SORGHUM

SYRUP

Muddy Pond Sorghum Mill

muddypondsorghum.com

Made by the Guenther

family in the Tennessee

hills, this syrup has a

smoky sweetness that

shows up in more than

just our desserts

(though we love it in

slice-and-bake cookies).

Add to mustard for a

tangier ham glaze, or mix

with vinegar for dressing

green beans.

SOUTHERN

COOKING

STAPLES

Our Test Kitchen has long-term relationships with these

ingredients, built on 51 years of testing, tasting, retesting,

and more tasting. From time to time, we’re tempted by

trends, but we’ll always stay true to these 15 products

CANNED

BEANS

Bush’s Best

bushbeans.com

From pintos to

purple hulls,

Bush’s won our

editors’ rave

reviews for

canned beans

with fewer

broken pieces

and the right

amount of salt.

BLOCK

CHEESE

Cracker Barrel

crackerbarrel

cheese.com

With its sharp,

complex flavor

and unbeat-

able price, this

supermarket

cheese was

the clear-cut

winner in its

category. Plus,

this solid block

won’t break

while grating.

CANNED

TOMATOES

Cento

cento.com

“Never metallic

tasting, these

tomatoes have

a freshly

picked,

sun-ripened

flavor,” says

Test Kitchen

Coordinator

Mark Driskill.

RED PEPPER

JELLY

Stonewall Kitchen

stonewallkitchen

.com

Test Kitchen

Professional

Emily Nabors

Hall swears

this brand’s

balanced

flavors make it

the next best

thing to your

grandmother’s

recipe.