(Dixie D. Vereen/For The Washington Post)One of my first fights with my husband was about green beans. The green beans at the grocery store — almost always a variety called Blue Lake — are a pale shadow of proper green beans. Today, I’ve rarely seen real green beans outside of Appalachia. In “Victuals” — which the book’s cover makes clear is pronounced “viddles” — Lundy has written a love letter to the foods, culture and fortitude of Appalachian people. [Make the recipe: John Fleer’s Buttermilk Corn Bread Soup]John Fleer’s Buttermilk Corn Bread Soup.

Source: Washington Post August 30, 2016 13:06 UTC