By Libbie Summers (from Brown Sugar by Libbie Summers, Shortstack Editions) Gingham Trimmed Linen Napkins from Yum Yum Smile Shop Learn the recipe for the perfect POP and up your weekend Netflix viewing game with this perfect sweet meets salty snack! Homemade Caramel Popcorn (aka Cracker Jerks) makes 10 cups What you need: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil Read More »
By Libbie Summers (from Brown Sugar by Libbie Summers, Short Stack Editions) Photography by Andy Lyons Green handsaw. Pink sword. Gold pistol. What prison inmate thought up these toys for Cracker Jacks, anyway? As a kid, I’d devour box after box of the crunchy caramel-coated popcorn snack, all the while questioning what kind of person Read More »
By Libbie Summers (from Brown Sugar by Libbie Summers, Shortstack Editions) Photography by Andy Lyons Green handsaw. Pink sword. Gold pistol. What prison inmate thought up these toys for Cracker Jacks, anyway? As a kid, I’d devour box after box of the crunchy caramel-coated popcorn snack, all the while questioning what kind of person came Read More »
By Libbie Summers (Recipe from my book, The Whole Hog Cookbook, Rizzoli) Photography by Anna Heritage My grandmother on my father’s side, Annie Mae, lived just a twenty-minute drive from my hog-farming grandma, Lula Mae, but the only thing they had in common was Mae. You see, Annie Mae lived “in town.” She drove a Read More »
