The Chitlin Strut
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The town of Salle > South
Carolina, hold* a Chitlin
Festival each year the Satur
day after Thanksgiving. and
it is called "The Chitlin
Strut "
According to Mr. Web
iter's dictionary, the correct
spelling is Chitterlmg or
chitlings or chitiins. .But.
that is not the way it sounds
here in Duplin County or in
other southern areas. . .So
from here on it is chitiin. To
make sure we are ail thinking
along the same lines, I guess
*e'd better define chitlin. A
chttlin ii a hog mtettine and
it apt to be over three yard*
Ionic
The cleaning it very im
portant- . .Some lav it need*
to be twite ilung. itump
whipped, and pulled through
a forked limb. The tmell?
CHITUNS COOKED THE SALLEY WAY
FOR THE STRUT Boiling, using large
syrup kettles. Fill the kettles with chitlins,
add onions cut in quarters, salt and pepper
Let cook until tender to cut with a fork. Add
seasoning such as sausage seasoning- Take
up from pots and cut into 2- to 3-inch strips
and cook with ice. These large kettles were
fired for three days, cooking for the 1982
Strut, cooking over 7 tons.
FRYING - Dip the chitlins in flour, add salt
and pepper and seavining. Cook in hot deep
fat until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Remember, it takes three pounds of raw
chitlins to make one pound of fried chitlins.
The price of chitlins from Carolina Pride, a
meat packer to the folks at Salley, were 60
cents a pound. They sold a ready-to-eat
quarter-pound bag for $3.
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WHEN: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1982, 12:00 NOON
WHERE: COURTHOUSE DO0R-KENANSVILLE, N.C.
WHAT: 32.34 Acres (New Survey) plus two story Historic
KELLY-FARRIOR RESIDENCE (1848)
LOCATION OF PROPERTY: ACROSS THE STREET FROM
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MFORMATNM: DAVID T. PHILLIPS
Comnissioner of Cart
P.O. Box 727
KENANSVILLE, N.C. 28349
1-919-296-0215
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Finland's literacy rate
is over 99 percent.
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YEP, THEY'RE GOOD: - Yes sir. good as any I have eaten
in Duplin County. I don't know why everyone doesn't eat
them, says Donna Lanier.
Some u* just like "or<1
vounds ? ruuidie) How
ever. * ? ?Ho said the smell
will tend flies. gn?* *?d
motquiiM away. Other* uy
the smell t? to strong that
even leave* on tree* win torn
the other way. The taste is
timilar to that of a pork shin,
hut definitely a taue all it*
own.
Generally hog gttt* are
used to stuff sausage The
folks in Sal ley say cbitlin* are
to Sal ley what Chanel No. 5
is to Fifth Avenue. . .Just
think ? if the Pilgrims had
had chitlin*. Sal ley would be
having a turkey strut.. ?
Salley began its Chitlin
Strut in 1966 in an effort to
make a little extra money for'
the town. There were only
about 250 attendine the first
Strut, but each year the
numbers increased until this
year, the 17th Chitlin Strut,
between 40.000 and 50.000
people were from all over the
U.S.A. and even Canada.
The town population is 568
and each of the town com
missioners is assigned a duty
in the pre-preparation for the
final day of the Chitlin Strut.
. .So. when one is elected to
the Town Council, he has
three days of manual labor
each year free at the Strut.
He must work for his town
these three days ? and most
of the three days are 20-hour
days.
But the Strut pays off. In
1981 they raised $16,000 for
the town. . .There is no trash
pick-up fee, it is free. The
water bill is a flat rate of
$3.50. They have a new _
rescue vehicle. They bought
the old train depot and re
modeled it intp a town hall.
They have retired the 1929
Buick fire truck; it is now
used only for parades since
they have a new one. With
the moneys raised this year,
they are going to begin the
purchase of the old school
facility, now abandoned, and
turn it into a community
center. . .By the way. this is
where the chitlin cooking and
serving takes place.
In the early years of the
Strut, the townspeople did it ?
all. However, it has become ?
too big for them to continue H
to do it all, and now they rent ?
out spaces, booths and so on |
and charge $60 an tern. .
.For example, if in vour
booth you would sell hot
dogs, popporn, drinks, candy
apples and corn dogs, your
fee would be $300 for that
one day. The electricity and
water are furnished along
with a space to park or set up
for the $300.
The Strut begins each year
with a parade at 10 a.m. This
year the parade lasted two
hours, and it was continuous
entertainment from the be
ginnig to the end. Some of
the other happenings in
duded three country bands
entenaiaing at different lo
cations. a hog-calling con
test. a stmt contest, a dance. ?
doggers, a mechanical bull,
carnival, helicopter rides, a
alent contest, a beauty con
test. and all were l op notch
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FACT: Oily cosmetics
and heavy moisturizers will
dog pore* and make acne
wane, but many water
baaed makeups can be uaed
safety. Because of them
ability to cover blemishes
tbeae products provide pay
etiological benefits for many
women.
MYTH: Hair must be
kept away from the face
because it causes acne
PACT: As long as hair is
kept clean and oil- free, con
tact with the face will not
affect acne.
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