Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Cocktail of the Week: Patty's Boll Weevil

Cocktail of the Week: Patty's Boll Weevil

Scourge of the South inspires a sweet treat in Newnan, Georgia

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Kathryn Smith
Jun 08, 2022
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Last weekend my husband Leo and I traveled to the charming small city of Newnan, Georgia, located about half an hour south of Atlanta. It was Southern LitFest weekend, with activities ranging from a hilarious children’s play, “The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf,” to a Lewis Grizzard impersonator (he was a native of Coweta County) to a sobering talk by Chris …

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