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A study of food traditions of the Appalachians and Ozarks, with numerous first-hand anecdotes. Food history writer Patricia B. Mitchell explores traditional foodways of the mountains, from corn bread to foraged wild edibles. “Characteristically English [Drop] Dumplings,” “German Potato Salad,” “Irish Stew,” and “Scots Shortbread” indicate the historical connection of Southern mountain foods to European cuisines, specifically those of England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.
Proceeds from the sale of Smokies Life merchandise benefit the educational, historical, and scientific programs of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.




$4.49
A study of food traditions of the Appalachians and Ozarks, with numerous first-hand anecdotes. Food history writer Patricia B. Mitchell explores traditional foodways of the mountains, from corn bread to foraged wild edibles. “Characteristically English [Drop] Dumplings,” “German Potato Salad,” “Irish Stew,” and “Scots Shortbread” indicate the historical connection of Southern mountain foods to European cuisines, specifically those of England, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland.
Proceeds from the sale of Smokies Life merchandise benefit the educational, historical, and scientific programs of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.




The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.