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Tennessee touches on eight other states. Only Missouri (itself a border state with Tennessee) makes contact with as many states. The name Tennessee comes from the name of a Cherokee settlement, Tanase. The origin of Tennessee’s nickname, the Volunteer State, goes back to the War of 1812, when Tennessean volunteers fought to defend the lower Mississippi against British invasion. Around the time of the American Civil War, Tennessee was known as the Hog and Hominy State. The nickname faded away, but pork and corn remain important in Tennessee today. Corn feeds Tennessee’s famous whiskey production. Country-cured ham and red-eye gravy (made with coffee and served with biscuits or grits) remains a classic. Memphis is one of America’s great barbecue capitals (where pork has primacy). The Memphis in May festival features the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. Historically, the cuisine of Tennessee divided up like the terrain. In the eastern hill country, game meats were popular. In the center and west, between Nashville and Memphis, the cuisine often reflected the plantation style of cooking and the influence of African-Americans and Europeans.
 

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Awesome Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2008 by tennprincess
An excellent way to make grilled cheese sandwiches! I love grilled cheese, but I hate trying to make them in a skillet. With this method you can make multiple sandwiches all at once and they don't get soggy. I baked mine for 5 minutes on one side and 3 minutes on the other. They were a little toastier than I wanted, so next time I'll lower the time by a minute.
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Classic Lasagna

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2008 by Smiley4766
This was very good. Luckily I read other reviews and only put it in the oven for an hour. I added quite a bit of extra seasoning but it turned out tasty.
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Gravy Baked Pork Chops

Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2008 by SEXY SUE CHEF 567
this recipe is great !!!! i give it 5 stars ***** . but i always like to add my own flair to my food and it was also a little bland, so instead of using two cans of cream of mushroom i experimented and instead i added one can of golden mushroom and one can of cream of onion and they were the BEST porkchops i have ever had in my LIFE . the different soup gives it alot more flavor trust me if you have been cooking for as long as i have been ( 25 years ) you know what great flavor is and this is it . so try it and trust me you will LOVE it .
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